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MICROORGANISMS : FRIEND AND FOE
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Microorganisms :
Friend and Foe CHAPTER
Syllabus
THIS CHAPTER INCL
Microorganisms, Habitat and structure of microorganism,
Microorganisms and us, Friendly microorganisms, Harmful
 Microorganisms
microorganisms, Food preservation, Nitrogen cycle
Classification of Mi

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ou have seen several kinds of plants and animals.
 Viruses
However, there are other living organisms around us  Habitat of Microorganism
which we normally cannot see with our naked eyes but can  Structure of Microorgani
observe them through a microscope. In fact, three hundred  Microorganisms and Us

years ago, Anton van Leeuwenhoek had discovered the world  Friendly Microorgan

of living creatures that are present everywhere. He carefully  Harmful Microorgan

drew and described everything he saw, like bacteria, fungi and  Food Poisoning
 Food Preservation
many other tiny creatures. Microbes are exploited by people in
 Nitrogen Cycle
biotechnology, both in traditional food, beverage preparation
 Contribution of Some G
and in modern technologies based on genetic engineering. Field of Microbiology
However, pathogenic microbes are harmful, since they invade  Glossary
and grow within other organisms, causing diseases that kill  Quick Recap
humans, animals and plants.  Assignment

MICROORGANISMS
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The living organisms which cannot be seen with naked eye and can only be observed t
are called microorganisms or microbes. After the invention of the microscope, i
microorganisms are present everywhere. In fact, they make up nearly half of the to