CH-2 MICROORGANISMS

ASSIGNMENT
ASSIGNMENT-1
1. Draw a flow chart of different groups of microorganisms and give examples of 2 organisms belonging to
each group.
2. Draw diagrams of 2 organisms of each group of microbes.
3. ‘Viruses are different from other micro-organisms’. Justify the statement. Also draw a neat and labeled
diagram of a virus.
4. Define the following terms:
i) Microbiology ii) Fermentation iii) Antibiotics iv) Antibodies
5. Classify bacteria on the basis of their shapes? Give an example of each.
6. Where are micro-organisms found in nature?
7. Give reasons for the following:
a) Idli and dosa-maker add some yeast or old batter of previous day to the newly–made batter and
keep it for one day.
b) Antibiotics do not work against flu or any infection caused by viruses.
c) Polio drops are not given to children suffering from diarrhoea.
d)We should avoid standing close to a tuberculosis patient while he/she is coughing.
8. Differentiate between the following and mention one example of each.
i) Antibiotics and Antibodies
ii) Bacteria and Bacteriophage
9. Pathogens enter the body in many ways. Mention these means of spread of diseases along-with an
example of a disease. (Also represent the same in a Web-chart)
10. How are fungi and algae useful to us. Mention three uses of each.
11. Name two microorganisms that help in decomposition.
NCERT Questions 7, 8 and 9
ASSIGNMENT-2
1. Define the following terms:
i) Vaccine ii) Vaccination iii) Decomposers iv) Pathogen
v) Carriers vi) Preservatives vii) Nitrogen –fixation viii) Communicable diseases
2. Give examples of biological –nitrogen fixers and mention their importance in increasing soil-fertility.
3. Write briefly about the commercial use of microorganisms in production of alcohol and vinegar.
4. Differentiate between viruses and other micro-organisms.
5. Why vaccines help to prevent diseases?
6. Why do farmers prefer to grow beans and peas in nitrogen-deficient soils?
7. Write briefly about the pasteurisation process.
8. What causes food-poisoning? State its symptoms and preventive measures.
9. Write 3 ways to prevent the spread of the pathogens?
10. Name the pathogen and carrier of malaria. Find out how the spread of malaria can be prevented. What
you should do if you are travelling to an area where there is a high risk of malaria.
11. Explain steps of nitrogen cycle.
12. How food preservatives help to prevent food-spoilage?
13. How pasteurization help to preserve milk?
Do NCERT Ques 4 and 5