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NAME: FARAH NADZIRAH ROSLI CLASS: ALM 7 M 13 Title: Using Different Carbon and Source for Growth Objective: To investigate the effect of using different carbon source on the growth of yeast cells. Background summary: Growth depends upon both the type of the nutrients available and their concentration. Cells are largely made up of the four elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen with smaller, but significant, quantities of phosphorus and sulphur. Accounting as they do for 90% of the cell's dry mass, all six elements are essential for growth. Hence, like all living organisms, microorganisms require an energy source, a carbon source and a range of nutrients for metabolic and cell growth. Microorganisms are small, easily dispersed and quick to multiply given a suitable environment. They grow on a wide diversity of substrates making them ideal subjects for commercial application. The microorganisms need organic carbon source, such as carbohydrates, as most of...

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