DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, BOPAL, AHMEDABAD

Class: VIII Science Assignment

CHAPTER 2 MICROORGANISMS: FRIEND OR FOE
Q1.

Answer the following questions:

(a)

What is special about the viruses?

Ans.____________________________________________________________
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(b)

Name two diseases caused by each of the following:

(i)

Virus

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(ii)

Protozoa

______________

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(iii)

Bacteria

______________

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(c)

What is the importance of yeast in baking industry?

Ans.

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(d)

Why should we cover our face while sneezing?

Ans.

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(e)

Why do we fall ill when we eat food which is not fresh?

Ans.

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Q2.

Q3.

Name the following:(a)

Discoverer of fermentation.

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(b)

Discoverer of penicillin

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(c)

Discoverer of small pox vaccine

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(d)

Discoverer of bacteria causing Anthrax diseases ___________________________

Fill in the blanks:

(a)

_______________ is used for commercial production of alcohol and wine.

(b)

_______________ is a carrier of dengue virus.

(c)

____________ and ____________ are common preservatives.

(d)

Micro-organisms can live in __________________ environment.

(e)

_________________ is the plant disease caused by bacteria.

(f)

Bacterium ______________ promotes the formation of curd.

(g)

Disease caused in cattles by bacteria is ______________ and by virus is

_______________ .

Q4.

Match the following:

Tuberculosis
Polio
Rust of wheat
Malaria

Q5.

Virus
Protozoa
Bacteria
Fungi

Choose the correct answer of the following:

(a)

Which of the following does not fall in the category of micro- organisms?
(i)

Bacteria

(ii)

(b)

Virus (iii)

Fungi (iv)

Protozoa

In legumes the root module contain the bacterium

(i) Bacilli

(ii) Rhizobium

(c)

(iii) Diplococcus (iv) Spirochete

Mode of transmission of disease Citrus-canker in plants is

(i)

Insects

(ii)

(d)

Seeds

(iii)

Air

(iv)

Water

Percentage of nitrogen gas present in atmosphere is

(i)

70%

(ii)

68%

(iii)

78%

(iv)

88%