IDEAL DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
MICROBIOLOGY
FINAL YEAR [ PAPER-IV ] ASSIGNMENT
UNIT – I
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What is soil ?iGve a concise account of physical characerstics of soil
What are rhizosphere and phyllosphere ? Give a detail account of various microbial activities
What are PGPR?Write a note on cyanobacteria and phosphate solubulising microorganisms
Explain the modes of biological nitrogen fixation
Write in detail about concept of plant diseases
Explain the different principles of plant diseases
What are the symptoms of plant diseases
What is biological control?Discuss various mode of action of BCA
What are biofertilizers?Describe various types of bacterial biofertilizers and their mass
production
10. Give a detail account of biopesticides
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1 Chemical characters of soil
7 . Bt as biopesticide
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8. Non symbiotic nitrogen fixation
Mycorrhizae
3. Azotobacter
9. Koch postulate
4. Azospirillum
10. nif genes
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11. Disease cycle
Frankia
6 Cyanobacteria nitrogen fixation
12. Plant diseases
13. NPV
UNIT –II
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What is biodeterioration? Discuss this process in detail
Describe nitrogen cycle in detail
Write about various microbial interactions
Explain in detail about municipal water purification process
What is sewage?Describe the municipal treatment process of sewage water
What is water potaility determination?Describe multiple tube fermentation test
Define biodegradation?Describe the process of biodegradation
Give a concise account of composting ?Describe the process of composting in detail.
What is air microbiology ? Explain air sampling techniques
SHORT TYPE
1. Microorganisms of environment
6. Activated sludge process
2. Carbon cycle
7. BOD
3. Sulphur cycle
8. Xenobiotic compounds
4. Mutualism
9. Exploitation
5. composting
10. Airborne microorganisms
UNIT-III
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1. What is food spoilage?Describe microorganisms of food spoilage and their sources?
2. Write an essay on food preservation
3. Define food intoxifiction?Describe major food intoxificants
4. Describe important food borne diseases
5. Explain various types of fermented foods in detail
6. What are probiotics ? Mention the significance of probiotics
7. What is single cell protein?Describe various microorganisms involved in production
8. What are mushrooms ?Explain the commercial production and its advantages
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1. Factors of food spoilage
2. Blanching
3. Differences between food intoxification and food poisoning
4. Types of cheese
5. Yogurt
6. Biochemical changes of milk
7. Benificial effects of probiotics
8. Microorganisms as food
9. Edile mushroom
UNIT-IV
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1. Why strain improvement of industrial microorganism is important
2. Describe the characteristic feature of any four industrially important microorganisms
3. Define fermentation and describe about various types of fermentation
4. Explain the deisgn of fermentor and its uses
5. Give a concise account of fermentation media components and formulation
6. What is beer? Give an account of commercial production
7. Give a brief account of penicillin antibiotic production
8. Describein detail about biogas production
SHORT TYPE
1. Differentiate between primary and secondary screening
2. Microorganisms of industrial importance
3. Solid state fermentation[SSF]
4. Differences between chemostat and turbidostat
5. Batch fermentation
6. Antifoaming agents
7. Buffering agents
8. Molasses
9. Alcohol production
10 Citric acid
11. Glutamic acid
12. Amylase production