HOLY CHILD PUBLIC SCHOOL
CLASS – VIII SUBJECT
SCIENCE
SESSION – 2022-23
ASSIGNMENT CH 2: MICROORGANISMS: FRIEND AND FOE
Multiple Choice Questions:
1. Microbe involved in curd formation:
(a) Amoeba (b) Lactobacillus (c) Rhizobium (d) Bread Mould
2. Which of the following is not a fungi:
(a) Bread Mould (b) Penicillium (c) Aspergillus (d) Spirogyra
3. The carrier of malarial parasite:
(a) Anopheles (b) Aedes (c) Housefly (d) Virus
4. Rust of wheat is caused by:
(a) Bacteria (b) Virus (c) Fungi (d) Protozoa
5. Which of the following can result in spread of microbes:
(a) Air (b) Water (c) Food (d) All of these
6. The term vaccine was introduced by which scientist?
(a) Edward Jenner (b) Robert Hooke (c) Alexander Flemming (d) Robert Koch
7. Chlorophyll is present in which of the following organisms
(a) Bacteria (b) Virus (c) Algae (d) Protozoa
8. Yeast is used in the production of:
(a) Hydrochloric acid (b) Alcohol (c) Sugar (d) Oxygen
9. Which of the following does not contribute to nitrogen availability in the soil?
(a) Decay of organic matter (b) Lightning (c) Rhizobium (d) Lactobacillus
Answer the following:
10. Microbes that reproduce only inside the host:
11. A viral disease:
12. An example of a fungi:
13. Single celled microbes:
14. Microorganism that increases soil fertility:
15. Microbes that could be present in form of colonies:
16. Bacteria which causes anthrax disease:
17. Any one preservative:
18. A plant that can show root nodule formation:
19. A useful Fungi:
20. A disease that has been eradicated from most parts of the world:
21. A bacterial disease in plants:
Short Answer Type Questions:
22. Give two uses of microorganisms in the following areas:
(a) Food Industry (b) Medicinal Use (c) Environment related
23. Name 2 bacterial diseases that spread through the medium of
a) AIR: __________________, _______________________
b) Contaminated food and water: __________________, _______________________
24. Expand
(a) TB (b) BCG (c) DPT (d) OPV
25. Give the contributions of the following:
A. Louis Pasteur
B. Alexander Fleming
C. Robert Koch
26. Fill ups:
(a) Tuberculosis is caused by _________________________.
(b) Tetanus disease is caused by _____________________.
(c) ____________________ fixes atmospheric nitrogen useful to plants.
(d) ______________ is used in production of vinegar from alcohol.
(e) A micro-organism that has no cellular structure.____________.
(f) Fungi used in bakeries._________________.
(g) Microbes lying on the border of living and non-living._______________.
27. Complete the following cycle given by filling the blanks (a), (b), (c) (d)
Question No. 28 and 30 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Answer these questions selecting appropriate option given below.
a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
d) Assertion is false but Reason is true.
28. ASSERTION: Milk is turned into curd by bacteria
REASON: curd contains several microorganisms of there, the bacterium,
Lactobacillus promotes the formation of curd.
29. ASSERTION: If you fall ill the doctor may give you some antibiotic tablets,
capsules, or injections such as of penicillin.
REASON: The source of these medicines is microorganisms. These medicines kill or
stop the growth of the disease-causing microorganisms. Such medicines are called
antibiotics.
30. ASSERTION: To prevent own self form communicable diseases which spread by
flies always keep food covered.
REASON: Housefly act like one such carriers of disease-causing microbes. The flies
sit on the garbage and animal excreta. Pathogens stick to their bodies. When these
flies sit on uncovered food, they may transfer the pathogens. Whoever eats the
contaminated food is likely to get sick.
31. Read the following and answer the questions:
Megha, a class VIII student was asked to submit a project report on mosquito
transmitted diseases. She visited a nearby hospital where her aunt was staffed as a
nurse. Her aunt took her to a patient suffering from malaria. Megha talked to the
patient and asked him about his health and took some flowers for him.
(a) Name the mosquito that spreads malaria.
(b) What is the name given to such organisms that transmit the diseases from infected
to healthy persons?
(c) How can we control the spread of diseases by mosquitoes?
(d) Identify two important values as shown by Megha.
32. Read the following and answer the questions:
Kushal's family is happy as he became a proud father to a baby girl. Upon a routine
visit to the hospital, the doctor advised him not to skip the vaccination schedule.
While discussing the same at home, one of the family members suggested that
vaccination is not necessary for a girl child. Kushal opposed this suggestion.
(a) What is vaccination?
(b) Name the scientist who prepared the first vaccine?
(c) Critically comment upon Kushal's viewpoint.