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A biology teacher explain about the single cell protein (SCP) to his students. After completing his lecture Kiran asked some question about SCP?

(i) What is SCP?

(ii) How it is important, nutritionally?

(iii) What are the component organisms in SCP?

(iv) What values are shown by Kiran as scientist?

Answer:

(i)  It refers to the source of mixed proteins extracted from pure or mixed culture of organism or cells. It acts as a supplement protein with conventional food.

(ii) SCP is important for nutritional purpose as it contain about 60% digestable proteins.

(iii) The common microbes present in SCP are as follows.

Yeast, filamentous fungi, bacteria, cyanobacteria, algae, etc.

(iv) Kiran has the attitude towards discovering new methods and inclined towards applied use of biology.