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Choose the correct answer

1. Most microbes live and grow in environments that are:
a.moist
b.dry
c.very warm
d.very cold
2. Penicillin notatum produces penicillin which is an
a.Antibiotic
b.antibody
c.Antigen
d.Antirabies.
3. Ring worm is a disease caused by:
a.Algae
b.Fungus
c.Bacteria
d.Worm
4. The process of circulation of nitrogen between the atmosphere, soil, plants and animals is called
a.Nitrification
b.Denitrification
c.Ammonification
d.Nitrogen cycle
5. Which one of the following statement is not true about the preservation of food?
a.Reduces wastage of food
b.Increases the storage of food
c.Helps to transport food to distant places
d.Helps in spoiling of food
B. Answer the following.
1. Draw a neat labelled diagram of the nitrogen cycle.
2. How are microorganisms used in
a. brewing and bread making
b. tanning of leather
C. The diseases caused by microbes in humans are given below. Name the microbes that cause the disease
method of spread.
Disease Caused
Cholera

Microbes

Method of Spread

Tuberculosis
Diarrhoea
Common cold
Typhoid
Malaria
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