GRADE 8

CH- MICROORGANISMS: FRIEND AND FOE

WORKSHEET

Q1. The example of protozoan is

a. Penicillium
b. Blue green algae
c. Amoeba
d. Bacillus

Q2. Yeast produces alcohol and carbon dioxide by a process called?

a. Evaporation
b. Respiration
c. Fermentation
d. Digestion

Q3. Carrier of dengue virus is?

a. House fly
b. Dragon fly
c. Female Aedes Mosquito
d. Butterfly

Q4. The vaccine for smallpox was discovered by

a. Robert Koch
b. Alexander Fleming
c. Sir Ronald Ross
d. Edward Jenner

Q5. Which of the following does not contribute to nitrogen availability in the soil?

a. Decay of organic matter

b. Lightning
c. Rhizobium
d. Lactobacillus

Q6. Food becomes poisonous if left uncovered for long periods. How does this happen?

Q7. Explain the principle on which the following methods of food preservation are based:

a. Boiling
b. Canning
c. Freezing
d. Dehydration.

Q8. Explain in detail how vaccination works? Why do we say that if a person suffers from
chickenpox once, he/she is not likely to be attacked by the same disease in future?

Q9. Which microorganism acts as decomposers? How is this activity useful to us?

Q10.Define food preservation and food poisoning.