LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ZOOLOGY
FIFTH SEMESTER – NOV 2006
AF 11
ZO 5502 - BIOTECHNOLOGY
(Also equivalent to ZOO 514)
Date & Time : 30-10-2006/9.00-12.00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
PART A
(Answer all )
10 x 2 = 20
1. Comment on bacterial vaccines
2. What are monoclonal antibodies?
3. Write a note on plasmids
4. What is micropropagation?
5. Name any two Indian and foreign Biotech Companies
6. What are called Transformed Cell Lines?
7. Comment on Idiolites
8. What is biodegradation?
9. Comment on Hybridoma Technology
10. Name any four primary metabolites
PART B
(Answer any four)
4 x 10 = 40
11. Describe the role of microbes in Biotech Industry
12. Explain the different gene cloning strategies
13. Bring out the importance of monoclonal antibodies
14. Explain the role of blood and blood products in cell culture
15. How do you construct a hybridoma cell line?
16. Bring out the socio ethical problems of Biotechnology
PART C
(Answer any two)
2 x 20 = 40
17. Form an essay on the role of Biotechnology in Agriculture
18. Discuss what is Patent Law and Intellectual Property Rights
19. Form an essay on the Technological uses of animal tissue culture
20. Discuss the importance of bioreactors in Biotech industry
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