Skip to main content
O-LevelBiologyRespiration5090/12 · May/June 2019 · Q261 Mark

Which are the best conditions in a fermenter for the large-scale production of penicillin? aerobic anaerobic carbohydrates fats and Penicillium yeast conditions conditions and amino proteins acids ✓ X ✓ X ✓ X ✓ X X ✓ ✓ X X ✓ ✓ X ✓ X X ✓ X ✓ X ✓

A✓, X, ✓, X, ✓, X
B✓, X, X, ✓, ✓, X
CX, ✓, ✓, X, ✓, X
DX, ✓, X, ✓, X, ✓

✓ Correct answer

A: ✓, X, ✓, X, ✓, X

Practise more questions on this topic

Oracle Prep sorts past-paper questions by topic, so you can drill Respiration and see which topics are most likely to come up next.

Sign up free →

About this question

Topic
Respiration, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
O-Level Biology, May/June 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 26.

Questions and mark schemes are from past examination papers and remain the copyright of the exam board. How Oracle Prep builds its content

Related Biology questions

© 2026 Oracle Prep