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Chapter 2 Practice Questions

Chapter 2 focuses on microorganisms, discussing their roles as both beneficial and harmful entities. It includes practice questions covering fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, and short answer formats related to microorganisms, their functions, and their impact on health and agriculture. The chapter emphasizes the importance of microorganisms in food production, medicine, and environmental cleaning.

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Chapter 2 Practice Questions

Chapter 2 focuses on microorganisms, discussing their roles as both beneficial and harmful entities. It includes practice questions covering fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, and short answer formats related to microorganisms, their functions, and their impact on health and agriculture. The chapter emphasizes the importance of microorganisms in food production, medicine, and environmental cleaning.

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Chapter 2: Microorganisms – Friends or Foes

(20 Practice Questions)

A. Fill in the Blanks (5 × 1 = 5 marks)


1. The study of microorganisms is called __________.

2. __________ is the bacterium used in curd formation.

3. Disease-causing microorganisms are called __________.

4. __________ is a fungus used in fermentation.

5. The process of preserving milk by heating and rapid cooling is called __________.

B. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) (5 × 1 = 5 marks)


6. Which of the following reproduces only inside a host cell?
(a) Bacteria

(b) Algae

(c) Virus

(d) Protozoa

7. Which microorganism helps in nitrogen fixation?

(a) Rhizobium

(b) Amoeba
(c) Yeast

(d) Vibrio

8. Dengue is transmitted by:

(a) Female Anopheles mosquito

(b) Aedes mosquito

(c) Housefly

(d) Rat flea

9. Which of the following is an antibiotic?

(a) Vaccine

(b) Penicillin
(c) Antibody

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(d) Vinegar

10. Which method preserves food by removing air around it?

(a) Freezing

(b) Drying

(c) Vacuum packing

(d) Salting

C. Short Answer Questions (2 Marks Each)


11. Define microorganisms with two examples.

12. Why are viruses considered to be on the borderline between living and non-living
things?
13. What is fermentation? Name one microorganism involved in it.

14. What are antibiotics? Give two examples.

15. Name any two methods of food preservation and state their purpose.

D. Short Answer Questions (3 Marks Each)


16. Explain how microorganisms help in agriculture.

17. Describe the role of microorganisms in the preparation of curd and bread.
18. What is immunity? How does vaccination help in developing immunity?

E. Long Answer Questions (5 Marks Each)


19. Discuss the useful roles of microorganisms in our daily life under the following
headings:

a) Food production

b) Medicine

c) Agriculture

d) Environmental cleaning

20. Explain communicable diseases. Describe four modes of transmission of pathogens


with one example of disease for each mode.

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