10. Microbes in Human Welfare

Question 1

What is the temperature in geysers (thermal vents ) ?

Answer 1

As high as 100 C

Question 2

What are prions included in microorganism ?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

Is virioids microorganisms ?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

What are microorganisms list L

Answer 4

Protozoa , funny , microscopic animal and plant virus , virioids , PRIONS

Question 5

What type of microorganisms can be grown in nutritive media and what happen stem ?

Answer 5

Bacteria and fungi can be used for making their colonies that can be seen via naked eye

Question 6

Can colonies of microorganisms be seen with the help of naked eye ?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

What organism is used to make curd ?

Answer 7

Lactobacillus or LAB lactic acid bacteria

Question 8

What does LAB ado to the bacteria ?

Answer 8

Lab produces some acid which coagulated teh milk and partiallly digest it

Question 9

What are some benefits of having curd or LAB ?

Answer 9

lab increases teh quantity of vista in B 12

Lab plays a beneficial role in checking of diasease causing bacteria

Question 10

What organism is used to make dosa and idli ?

Answer 10

Bacteria is used to ferment the bread for dosa and idli

Question 11

Why does the dough get puffed up after fermentation ?

Answer 11

Due to CO2 trapped in it

Question 12

What microorganism is used to make bread ? What is its common name. .

Answer 12

Saccharomyces Cerevisiae is used to make bread

It is called bakers yeast

Question 13

What is toddy where is it famous and what organism is used for fermentation and what is the susbstaprate of teh microorganisms

Answer 13

Toddy is a traditional drink in south India

Fermenting sap of date tree microorganisms is not mentoioned

Question 14

Name some food prepared by fermentation L

Answer 14

Food like fermented fish , soya bean , bamboo shoots are made via fermentation

Question 15

What brings about teh specificity of cheese ?

Answer 15

The microorganism used

Question 16

What is the microorganisms used to make Swiss cheese ? What leads to teh formation of holes in teh cheese ?

Answer 16

Propionibacterium sharmanii is used to get the holes in the cheese made up of carbon dioxide

Question 17

WhAt microorganisms is used to make Roquefort cheese .

Answer 17

By growing a specific fungi

Question 18

Where are beverages and antibiotics produced from microorganism?

Answer 18

In vessels called FERMENTORS

Question 19

What is the microorganisms used to make alcoholic beverages give examples ?

Answer 19

Yeasts are used

Wine , beer , whiskey , brandy , rum

Question 20

What is the scientific name of brewers yeast ?

What is the difference from bakers yeast a.

Answer 20

Saccharomyces cerevesiae

They are the same thing but different uses