Unit 4 Other Living things

1.What are these?

a. A tiny amount of bacteria or virus that is given to a human to protect them
against a stronger strain of that bacteria or virus.
Ans. Antibiotics and vaccines.
b. Microscopic life forms that live on and in other living things.
Ans. Bacteria.
c. A medicine that helps fight diseases.
Ans. Antibiotics And vaccines.
d. These attach themselves to other living things for survival.
Ans. Fungi.

2. Write about any two ways in which microorganisms helps us.

Ans. Microorganisms helps us in preventing diseases and can help our body in
digestion of food.

3. What are mushrooms? How do they grow?

Ans. Mushrooms are the type of fungi that grow around or on a tree and get food
from the tree.

4.How do antibiotics work?

Ans. Antibiotics fight against bacterial infections either by killing bacteria or
slowing and suspending its growth.

5.What are protists? How do they survive?

Ans. Some Protists are microscopic but some are much larger organisms. Protists
like Algae live in water and make their own food by the process of photosynthesis.
While some protists engulf food.
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6.What is an amoeba? Explain with the help of diagram.

Ans. Amoeba lies is a type of protozoa and live in water, among rotting food and
in humans. They have arm like structure which help them to grasp food and move.