Microorganisms Friend & Foe- NCERT 8

A preparation of weakened or killed pathogens.

• Bacteria
• Antibiotic Resistance
• Vaccine
• Capsid

Carrier of malarial parasite is

• Male House fly

• female anopheles mosquito

• frog

• all of these

A student sets up a compost bin outdoors. Inside the bin microorganisms convert the student’s vegetable and paper scraps into rich fertilizer. Which of the following best describes the role that these microorganisms play in natural habitats?

• The microorganisms help balance the numbers of producers and consumers.
• The microorganisms help keep nutrients cycling through the ecosystem.
•  The microorganisms turn solar energy into sugars.
• The microorganisms function as autotrophs.

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______________ helps us digest our food and convert it into simple form.

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Protozoa

• Algae

Some bacteria is known as ________________ and cause disease.

• pathogens
• flagella
• influenza
• ebola

Bacteria is known as ______________ in an ecosystem when feeding on dead organisms.

• decomposers
• herbivores
• pathogens
• infections

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Fungi is benefical to us because of the following reason:

• They are a source of oxygen
• They can clean up pollution
• They are a source of antibiotics
• They help to clean run off from waste

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Which of the following statements are true?

• All microorganisms are bad
• All microorganisms are good
• Some microorganisms are harmful, while some can be helpful
• Microorganisms are too small to do anything to anyone

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What is an antibiotic?

• a rapid spread of a disease around the world

• a type of bacteria living in human cells

• a medicine that attacks harmful microbes

• a disease for which there is no known cure

What do bacteria and viruses have in common?

• They both only live for twenty-four hours

• They both are the same size.

• They both can cause serious infectious diseases

• They both are good and help our immune system.