1. The document appears to be a model exam for a course in Microbiology. It contains 3 sections - Section A with 20 multiple choice questions, Section B with 5 short answer questions, and Section C with 3 long answer questions.
2. The exam covers topics in microbiology including bacterial culture methods, antimicrobial resistance, microbial classification and identification, viruses, fungi, archaea, bacterial diseases, and commercially important microbes.
3. Students are tested on their knowledge of specific microorganisms, microbial processes like the sulfur cycle, and interactions like quorum sensing.
1. The document appears to be a model exam for a course in Microbiology. It contains 3 sections - Section A with 20 multiple choice questions, Section B with 5 short answer questions, and Section C with 3 long answer questions.
2. The exam covers topics in microbiology including bacterial culture methods, antimicrobial resistance, microbial classification and identification, viruses, fungi, archaea, bacterial diseases, and commercially important microbes.
3. Students are tested on their knowledge of specific microorganisms, microbial processes like the sulfur cycle, and interactions like quorum sensing.
1. The document appears to be a model exam for a course in Microbiology. It contains 3 sections - Section A with 20 multiple choice questions, Section B with 5 short answer questions, and Section C with 3 long answer questions.
2. The exam covers topics in microbiology including bacterial culture methods, antimicrobial resistance, microbial classification and identification, viruses, fungi, archaea, bacterial diseases, and commercially important microbes.
3. Students are tested on their knowledge of specific microorganisms, microbial processes like the sulfur cycle, and interactions like quorum sensing.
1. The document appears to be a model exam for a course in Microbiology. It contains 3 sections - Section A with 20 multiple choice questions, Section B with 5 short answer questions, and Section C with 3 long answer questions.
2. The exam covers topics in microbiology including bacterial culture methods, antimicrobial resistance, microbial classification and identification, viruses, fungi, archaea, bacterial diseases, and commercially important microbes.
3. Students are tested on their knowledge of specific microorganisms, microbial processes like the sulfur cycle, and interactions like quorum sensing.
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VIVEKANANDHA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES FOR WOMEN
(AUTONOMOUS) ELAYAMPALAYAM, TIRUCHENGODE
DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY - I M.Sc. BIOTECHNOLOGY
ODD SEMESTER – MICROBIOLOGY
MODEL EXAMINATION – FEB 2022
NAME OF THE COURSE: COURSE CODE: PG DURATION: 3 Hrs
MICROBIOLOGY MAX MARKS: 75 20P1BTC04 Date: 03/03/2022
SECTION – A (1 X 20 = 20 MARKS) ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS
1. Fleming discovers lysozyme in------------- a. 1931 b. 1911 c. 1921 d. 1941 2. Who discovered the bacteria that cause cholera? a. Pierre b. Robert Koch c. Louis Pasteur d. Rudolf Berthelot Virchow 3. Microbes use inorganic compounds as electron donor is called? a. Chemotrophs b. Organotrophs c. Lithotrophs d. Phototrophs 4. Cell wall biosynthesis is inhibited by antibiotics by inhibiting----------- a. LPS b. Cellulose c. Peptidoglyca d. proteins n 5. Which of the following is not found in the kingdom Monera? a. Organelles b. Organized cell c. Ability to d. Ability to use structure reproduce energy 6. % Similarity (%S) of each strain to every other strain is calculated by which method? a. Intuitive b. Numerical c. Genetic d. DNA Method Taxonomy Relatedness homology experiments 7. Which of the following is a substitute for crystal violet in gram’s staining procedure? a. Methylene b. Bromocresol c. Safranin d. Phenolpthalen blue green e 8. Which of the following is not used to determine DNA relatedness in the phylogenetic system? a. Thermal b. Genome size c. GC content d. Amino acid stability of sequences related DNA 9. Pseudo-murein is present in cell wall of -------- a. Streptococci b. Staphylococci c. Methanococci d. Micrococci 10. Which bacteria have an unusual capsule among the following? a. Haemophilus b. Klebsiella c. Streptococcu d. Bacillus influenzae pneumoniae s anthracis pneumoniae 11. What does a viral DNA becomes after being associated with the bacterial chromosome? a. Gene b. Prophage c. Plasmid d. plaque 12. What is the shape of the nucleoid of poxviruses? a. Circular b. Brick-shaped c. Irregular d. Dumbbell- shaped 13. Rancidity in spoiled foods is due to------- a. Lipolytic b. Proteolytic c. Toxigenic d. Saccharolytic organisms organisms microbes microbes 14. In most of purple bacteria, the light harvesting centers are a. B 850 & Fe-S b. B 850 & B 875 c. B 845 & B d. B 850 & B830 875 15. Hetrolactic acid bacteria produce------ a. Lactic acid b. Lactic acid + c. Lactic acid + d. Lactic acid + only H2O + CO2 CO2 alchohol + CO2 16. The free floating algae are known as--------- a. Phytoplankins b. Benthons c. Sea weeds d. None of these 17. Fixation of atmospheric nitrogen is by means of a. Biological b. Lightining c. Ultraviolet d. All the above process light 18. Role of bacteria in carbon cycle is------- a. Photosynthesi b. Chemosynthesi c. Breakdown d. Assimilation s s of organic of nitrogen compounds compounds 19. Sulphur oxidizing bacteria is-------- a. Alcaligenes b. Pseudomonas c. Thiobacillus d. None of these 20. Quorum sensing is used by bacterial cells to determine which of the following? a. the size of the b. the availability c. the speed of d. the density of population of nutrients water flow the population
SECTION – B (5 X 5 = 25 MARKS) ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS
21. A) Explain about bacterial culture methods. B) Write a short note on antimicrobial resistance. 22. A) Describe the criteria for classification of microbes. B) Write a short note on methods of microbial identification. 23. A) Write a short note on Candidasis. B) Explain the cultivation methods for viruses. 24. A) Explain the significance of Cyanobacteria and Mycobacterium species. B) Write a short note on general characteristics of Archaea. 25. A) Explain about sulphur cycle with examples. B) Brief about quorum sensing.
SECTION – C (3 X 10 = 30 MARKS) ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS
26. Give detailed account on sterilization methods. 27. Write a detailed account on classification of viruses with typical examples. 28. Write a detailed note on microbial diseases with examples in each class. 29. Give a detailed note on two commercially important microbes with relevant process. 30. Explain the microbial interaction with classical examples.