Name: Food Poisoning
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 7 min 8 s
Description: We've all gotten food poisoning before, and it's terrible. So what causes it? Just a little bit of bacteria called E. coli, that's all. Let's check them out!

Question

Write ten lines on the usefulness of microorganisms in our lives.

Accepted Answer

Microorganisms are small unicellular organisms that could be only seen under a microscope.

The 10 usefulness of microbes:

Penicillium is a fungus that is used to produce penicillin antibiotics.

Rhizobium helps in nitrogen fixation in soil, thus, increasing the fertility of the soil.

Yeast is used in bread and cake making.

Blue-green algae perform nitrogen fixation.

Lactobacillus is used in curd and cheese making.

Decomposers carry out the breakdown of dead remains of plants and animals.

Spirulina and yeast are used as single-cell proteins.

Yeast is commercially for the production of alcohol through fermentation.

Microorganisms carry out the processing and ageing of cheese.

Some microbes are used as a probiotic.

Write ten lines on the usefulness of microorganisms in our lives.

Important Questions on Microorganisms

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