Worksheet : Prokaryota / Bacteria

1. Name the substance that acts as an inducer in Lac Operon in E.coli

2. Classify Archaebacteria. Give example for each. Also list some extreme conditons here they live in.
3. Name the protein that is present in :
(A) Flagellum
(B) pilus
4. Why Agrobacterium tumefaciens is idely used in Genetc engineering ?
5. Illustrate or describe the ultrastructure of a typical bacterium as revealed by electron microscope.
6. A biotech student has denatured the DNA by using restricton enzymes. He is unable to identfy the
follo ing enzymes that ere isolated from the bacterial strains. Help him to list out the bacteria of
respectve E.
1. ECO I
2. Hin d II
3. Sal I

7. What is lysozyme? Where is it found in nature? What is the efect of lysozyme on bacteria ?
8. Name the prokaryote that as used by Zinder & Lederberg for demonstratng Genetc recombinaton.
9. Write a note on Mycoplasma. Why Mycoplasma is called as Pleiomorphic bacteria ?
10. Dra a diagram here the fagella is atached to Gram positve bacteria.
11. What is the single term used for the movement of cytoplasm ? List out the components present in
cytoplasm of bacterial cell.
12. Ho do plasmids difer from chromosomes ? What is an episome?
13. Write a very short note on inclusions in bacteria.
14. Menton any 5 points to describe ho bacteria is playing a very important role in our lives.
15. Name any 5 bacterial diseases ith its respectve causitve organisms.
16. Explain Grifthts transforming principle.
17. Explain ho the fagellum operates to impart movement to a bacterial cell. What are chemotaxis,
phototaxis, aerotaxis, and magnetotaxis ?
18. Menton the 3 uses of mesosomes.
19. Write a short note on bacterial cell all. Also diferentate bet een Gram +ve & Gram -ve bacteria.
20. What is the importance of capsule in monerans. Ho is capsule diferent from slime layer ?