B Sc I Year I Semester-Question Bank
Subject: General Microbiology- I Group: Common for Mb Bt C & Mb Bc C
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UNIT-I: History of Microbiology
Short questions:
- What are microbes? Why microorganisms cannot be studied without help of a microscope ?
- Who two other microbiologists were awarded Noble prize in 1952 along with Alexander Flemming?
- Briefly describe the event of the discovery of microbial life?
- Describe Koch postulates?
- For which contribution Edward jenner is still remembered?
- Write short notes on contributions of Iwanovski & Beijerinck?
- What are Biopesticides?
- Contributions of Antony Van Leeuwenhoek?
- Write short notes on Paul Ehrlich?
- Describe Briefly about “Founder of soil Microbiology”?
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Essay questions:
- Write an account on the discovery of microbes & the establishment of biogenesis theory?
- Write an essay on the development of ‘microbiology during 20th century?
- Why Pasteur is said to be the “founder of Microbiology”? Describe in detail?
- Give details of the contributions of Jenner & Flemming in Microbiology?
- Describe in detail the contribution of Louis Pasteur in microbiology?
- What is Microbiology? Describe Its Applications in detail?
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UNIT -II: Microscopy
Short Questions:
- Dark field microscope
- Phase contrast Microscope
- Difference between SEM & TEM
- Difference between bright field & Dark field Microscopes
- Chromophore & Auxochrome
- Simple Staining
- Hanging Drop method
- Capsule Staining
- Flagella Staining
- Occular & Stage Micrometer
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Essay Questions:
- Give a suitable illustration of a Bright field microscope & Discuss the functions of its essential parts?
- Discuss the process of the measurement of the size of microbe by bright field microscope with the help of a suitable diagram?
- Write an essay on Electron Microscopy?
- Describe in detail the procedure of Differential Staining?
- Write an essay on Phase contrast microscope?
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UNIT- III : Biology of Microorganisms
Short Questions:
- Whittaker’s Concept
- Domain System of Classification
- Cavalier-Smith Concept
- Merits & Demerits of Five Kingdom Classification
- Bergey’s Manual
- Heterocyst
- Mycoplasma
- Rickettsia
- Carl Woese’s concept
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Essay Questions:
- What are actinomycetes? Why they are medically important?
- What is Bacteria? Discuss the general characters of bacteria in detail?
- Name the characteristics which occur in Archaea but lack in Bacteria?
- What are the three Domains of life? Who proposed this system?
- Discuss in detail the general characters of a cyanobacterial cell?
- Discuss the structure & functions of Mycoplasma?
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UNIT-IV: Structure of Microorganisms
Short questions:
- Cell Wall
- Ribosomes
- flagella
- TMV
- HIV
- Yeast
- Lambda phage
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Essay questions:
- What are Viruses? Give their general characteristics?
- Describe the structure & multiplication of HIV?
- Discuss the structure & Multiplication of TMV?
- What are Yeast? Describe the general characters of yeast in detail?
- Describe the general characters & reproduction of protozoa in detail?
- Write an essay on general characters of Moulds?
- Write in detail about Microalgae?
- Discuss in detail the ultra structure of Bacterial cell?
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