Q3. Give the contributions of the following:
A. Louis Pasteur
B. Alexander Fleming
C. Robert Koch
Give two uses of microorganisms in the following areas:
i) Food Industry ii) Medicinal Use iii) Environment related
i) Food Industry ii) Medicinal Use iii) Environment related
. List few differences between Antibiotics and Antibodies?
8. List some harmful effects of microorganism?
9. How can we control the spread of diseases caused by mosquitoes?
10. Why milk in polypacks does not get spoiled?
11.Why does sugar solution with yeast powder become alcoholic in taste?
12. 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 also 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.
13. 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.
9. How can we control the spread of diseases caused by mosquitoes?
10. Why milk in polypacks does not get spoiled?
11.Why does sugar solution with yeast powder become alcoholic in taste?
12. 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 also 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.
13. 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.
1.
What are microorganisms? What is
its classification?
The organisms which are so small
in size and cannot be seen with the unaided eye are called microorganisms or
microbes. They are classified into- bacteria, fungi, protozoa and some algae.
2.
Name some common diseases caused
by protozoa, bacteria and virus in human.
Protozoa-
dysentery, malaria
Bacteria-
typhoid, tuberculosis, tetanus, cholera, plague.
Virus-
common cold, influenza(flu),polio, chicken pox, dengue fever, chikungunya,
3.
What are viruses?
Viruses are microscopic
infectious agent which can reproduce only inside the cells of host organism
like a bacterium, plant or animal.
4.
Where do microorganisms live?
a)
Microorganisms can survive under all
types of environment, ranging from ice cold climate to hot springs and deserts to marshy lands.
b)
They are also found inside the bodies
of animals including humans.
c)
Some microorganisms grow on other
organisms while others exist freely.
d)
Microorganism like amoeba can live
alone, while fungi and bacteria may live in colonies.
5.
What are the uses of
microorganisms?
a.
They are used in preparation of curd,
bread, cake, cheese, pickles, etc.
b.
They are used in large scale
production of alcohol, wine and acetic acid (vinegar).
c.
They are used in cleaning up of the
environment (decomposition)
d.
Bacteria are used in preparation of
medicines (antibiotics).
e.
Biological nitrogen fixers (rhizobium
bacteria) help in increasing soil fertility by fixing nitrogen.
6.
How can we change milk into curd
at home?
To change milk into curd, we need
to add a little curd to warm milk and set aside for few hours. Curd contains
several microorganisms. Of these, the bacterium Lactobacillus promotes the
formation of curd. It multiplies in milk and converts it into curd.
7.
Why is yeast used in baking
industry?
Yeast reproduces rapidly and
produces carbon dioxide during respiration. Bubbles of the gas fill the dough
and increase its volume. This is the basis of the use of yeast in the baking
industry for making breads, pastries and cakes.
8.
How is yeast used in beverage
industry?
Yeast is used for commercial
production of alcohol and wine. For this purpose yeast is grown on natural
sugars present in grains like barley, wheat, rice, crushed fruit juices etc and
converts them into alcohol by the process of fermentation.
9.
What are antibiotics?
The medicines used to kill or
stop the growth of disease causing microorganisms are called antibiotics. They
are produced from bacteria and fungi.Eg. Streptomycin, Tetracycline,
Erythromycin.
10.
How does a vaccine work?
When a disease - carrying microbe
enters our body, the body produces antibodies to fight the invader. The body
remembers how to fight the microbe if it enters again. So, if dead or weakened
microbes are introduced in a healthy body, the body fights and kills them by
producing suitable antibodies. The antibodies remain in the body and we are
protected from the disease- causing microbes. This is how a vaccine works.
11.
How are microorganisms harmful to
us?
a)
Some of the microorganisms cause
diseases in human beings, plants and animals. Such disease-causing
microorganisms are called pathogens.
b)
Some microorganisms spoil food,
clothing and leather.
12.
What are communicable diseases?
Microbial diseases that can
spread from an infected person to healthy person through air, water, food or physical
contact are called communicable diseases. Eg. Cholera, Common cold, chicken pox
and tuberculosis.
13.
How do communicable diseases
spread? How can we prevent the spread of communicable diseases?
When a person suffering from
common cold sneezes, fine droplets of moisture carrying thousands of viruses
are spread in the air. The virus may enter the body of a healthy person while
breathing and make him sick. We can prevent it
a)
By keeping a handkerchief / a tissue
on the nose and mouth while sneezing.
b)
By isolating the infected persons.
Some insects and animals act as
carriers of disease causing microbes. Insects like housefly, female Anopheles
mosquito (malaria), Female Aedes mosquito (dengue fever) are carriers of
diseases. We can prevent them
a)
By not letting water collect anywhere
in our surrounding and prevent mosquitoes from breeding.
b)
By keeping the surrounding clean and
dry.
14.
What is food poisoning?
Food poisoning is the condition
caused due to the consumption of food spoilt by some microorganisms. Microorganisms
that grow on our food sometimes produce toxic substances. These make the food
poisonous causing serious illness and even death.
15.
List the methods of food
preservation.
a)
Preservation using chemical method by
adding preservatives.
b)
Preservation by adding common salt.
c)
Preservation by adding sugar.
d)
Preservation by adding oil and
vinegar.
e)
By heat and cold treatment
f)
By proper storage and packing.
16.
What is pasteurisation?
The process of preserving milk by
heating it to about 700C for 15 to 30 seconds and then suddenly
chilled and stored. By doing so, it prevents the growth of microbes. This
process was discovered by Louis Pasteur. It is called pasteurisation.
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