MICROORGANISMS friend and foe chapter solution
1. Fill in the blanks : (a) Microorganisms can be seen with the help of a_____________________________. (b) Blue-green algae fix_____________________directly from air to enhance fertility of soil. (c) Alcohol is produced with the help of _______________________ . (d) Cholera is caused by____________________ Ans. (a) microscope (b) nitrogen (c) yeast (d) bacteria 2. Tick the correct answer : (a) Yeast is used in the production of (i) sugar (ii) alcohol. ✔️ (iii) Hydrochloric acid (iv) oxygen (b) The following is an antibiotic. (i) Sodium bicarbonate (ii) Streptomycin✔️ (iii) Alcohol (iv) Yeast (c) Carrier of malaria-causing protozoan is (i) female Anopheles mosquito ✔️ (ii) cockroach (iii) Housefly (iv) butterfly (d) The most common carrier of communicable diseases is (i) ant (ii) Housefly✔️ (iii) Dragonfly (iv)Spider (e) The bread or idli dough rises because of because of (i) Heat (ii) grinding (iii) Growth of yeast cells✔️ (iv) kneading (f) The proce