8th Grade > Biology
MICROORGANISMS FRIEND AND FOE MCQs
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B
Based on the shape, bacterial cells can be coccus (spherical), bacillus (rod-shaped), spirilla (spiral), vibrio (comma-shaped), etc. Vibrio cholerae is a comma-shaped bacterium which causes cholera. The major symptom of cholera is severe diarrhoea with subsequent water loss from the body. If the patients are not treated well and their water loss is not compensated, they can suffer from severe dehydration.
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A
Microbial diseases that spread from an infected person to a healthy person through air, water, food or physical contact are called communicable diseases or infectious diseases. Malaria, measles and some respiratory illnesses are examples of infectious diseases.
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A, B, and C
Sodium chloride (common salt), acids like sodium benzoate and sodium metabisulphite are commonly used food preservatives. Sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) is a detergent usually present in shampoo.
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A, C, and D
Fungi are responsible for various diseases in human beings. Ringworm is a common fungal skin infection that often looks like a circular rash. In the given options, chicken pox is a viral disease, while cholera and tuberculosis are bacterial in origin.
The given image depicts a person with ringworm.
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A
Antibiotics are chemicals that can kill or retard the growth of other harmful microbes. If the disease causing bacteria is exposed to excess, unnecessary or incomplete dosage of antibiotic, then the surviving population of pathogens may begin to develop resistance against the antibiotic.
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A
Chlamydomonas:
This is Chlamydomonas, a type of algae. They are found in stagnant water,freshwater,seawater etc.
Amoeba:
This is an irregularly shaped protozoan called amoeba.
Aspergillus:
This is a fungus belonging to the genus Aspergillus.
Penicillium:
This is a fungus belonging to the genus Penicillium.
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B
Based on the shape, bacterial cells can be coccus (spherical), bacillus (rod-shaped), spirilla (spiral), vibrio (comma-shaped), etc. Vibrio cholerae is a comma-shaped bacterium which causes cholera. The major symptom of cholera is severe diarrhoea with subsequent water loss from the body. If the patients are not treated well and their water loss is not compensated, they can suffer from severe dehydration.
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B
A bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. In fact, the word "bacteriophage" literally means "bacteria eater," because bacteriophages destroy their host cells.
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A and B
Plants cannot absorb the atmospheric nitrogen directly. They take up the nitrogen in the form of nitrates and nitrites. The atmospheric nitrogen is fixed in the soil by nitrogen fixing bacteria and is converted into nitrates and nitrites by nitrifying bacteria.
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C
Fungal species such as Penicillium, Aspergillus, etc. and many bacterial species are often found dwelling in colonies. On the contrary, protozoans like amoeba and paramecium are found living independently.