Question

You are working with strains of Zymomonas mobilis to select the best strain for bioethanol production. You are trying to find the strain that requires the shortest time to grow. If the strains have the following growth rate constants, which would you choose to meet your criteria?

a. 0.5
b. 0.2
c. 1
d. 2
e. 3

Answer 1

Answer: e

Explanation: the higher the growth rate constant, the shorter the time to grow.