Maharishi School of Science
Programme: B. Sc. (Botany) Semester: I
Course Name: Microbiology, Mycology and Plant Pathology Course Code: BBOT101
Session: 2025-2026 Unit: 1
Assignment-1
Q1: Explain the Bacterial cell?
Q2: Give the name of 20 Bacterial diseases.
Q3: Explain the Reproduction of Bacteria.
Q4: What are conjugation technique?
Q5: What are the 4 main types of bacteria?
MCQs 6. A comma-shaped bacterium is known as:
1. Which of the following is a rod-shaped a) Bacillus
bacterium? b) Spirillum
a) Vibrio c) Vibrio
b) Spirillum d) Coccus
c) Bacillus 7. Which organelle is absent in a bacterial
d) Coccus cell?
2. The bacterial cell wall is mainly a) Cell membrane
composed of: b) Ribosome
a) Cellulose c) Nucleus
b) Peptidoglycan d) Cytoplasm
c) Chitin 8. The term “prokaryote” refers to
d) Protein organisms that:
3. Binary fission is a type of: a) Have membrane-bound nucleus
a) Sexual reproduction b) Lack a nucleus
b) Asexual reproduction c) Have mitochondria
c) Sporulation d) Have chloroplasts
d) Mutation 9. Which of the following diseases is caused
4. The bacterium responsible for by Vibrio cholerae?
tuberculosis is: a) Typhoid
a) Mycobacterium leprae b) Cholera
b) Mycobacterium tuberculosis c) Plague
c) Bacillus anthracis d) Tetanus
d) Streptococcus pneumoniae 10. What is the primary function of
5. Which of the following is used by bacteria plasmids in bacteria?
during conjugation? a) Energy production
a) Flagella b) Protein synthesis
b) Ribosome c) Genetic variation and antibiotic resistance
c) Pili d) Cell wall synthesis
d) Spores