Microbes in Human Welfare

Question 1

Kingdom which is only microscopic

Answer 1

Monera

Question 2

Other kingdoms which include some microscopic

Answer 2

Protista, Fungi

Question 3

Proteinacious infectious agents

Answer 3

Prions

Question 4

Microbes are diverse-

Answer 4

Protozoa, bacteria, fungi, microscopic animal and plant VIRUSES, VIROIDS, PRIONS

Question 5

Adenovirus causes

Answer 5

Respiratory infections

Question 6

Shape of TMV

Answer 6

Rod shaped

Question 7

Convert milk to curd

Answer 7

LAB(Lactobacillus)

Question 8

______ produces acids, coagulate,partially digest milk proteins

Answer 8

Lactic Acid Bacteria

Question 9

Why is curd more nutritious?

Answer 9

Vitamin B12 increased

Question 10

Bread

Answer 10

Baker’s yeast(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)

Question 11

Toddy

Answer 11

Traditional drink,south India,fermenting sap of toddy palm

Question 12

Other products

Answer 12

Fish,soyabean,bamboo shoots

Question 13

Swiss cheese,large holes

Answer 13

Propionibacterium sharmanii

Question 14

Roquefort cheese ripened by

Answer 14

Penicillium roqueforti

Question 15

Production on large scale requires growing microbes in very large vessels called

Answer 15

Fermentors

Question 16

Brewer’s yeast

Answer 16

Saccharomyces cerevisae

Question 17

Beer,wine-

Brandy,whiskey,rum

Answer 17

Without distillation

Distillation

Question 18

One of the most significant discovery of 20th century

Answer 18

Antibiotics