NCERT Solutions for Chapter: Microorganisms Friend and Foe, Exercise 2: VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
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Unscramble the jumbled words underlined in the following statements.
curbossulite is an air-borne disease caused by a bacterium.
Suggest a suitable word for the following statement.
Chemicals added to food to prevent the growth of microorganisms. (Antibiotics/preservatives/fermentation)
Suggest a suitable word for the following statement.
Nitrogen-fixing microorganism present in the root nodules of legumes. (Streptococcus/ Rhizobium)
An agent that spreads pathogens from one place to another is called vector or virus?
Suggest a suitable word for the following statement.
Chemicals which kill or stop the growth of pathogens.
Match the names of scientists given in Column A with the discovery made by them given in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| a) Louis Pasteur | i. Penicillin |
| b) Robert Koch | ii. Anthrax bacterium |
| c) Edward Jenner | iii. Fermentation |
| d) Alexander Fleming | iv. Smallpox vaccine |
| v. Typhoid |
Name the process in which yeast converts sugars into alcohol. (Answer in a single word)
In the soil, which nutrient is enriched by Cyanobacteria? (Write the full name)
