Microbes in Medicine

Q.

Which of the following medicines are derived from fungi?

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

Q.

The antibiotic penicillin was discovered by:

1. Alexander Fleming

2. Ernst Boris Chain

3. Robert Hooke

4. Howard Florey

Q. Identify the characteristics that belong to fungi from the following.

1. Multicellular
2. Autotrophic
3. Unicellular
4. Eukaryotic
5. Prokaryotic
6. Cell wall
7. No chlorophyll
8. Parasitic

Q. What do you mean by communicable diseases. Give an example.

Q. Identify the characteristics that belong to fungi from the following.

1. Parasitic
2. No chlorophyll
3. Unicellular
4. Multicellular
5. Cell wall
6. Eukaryotic
7. Prokaryotic
8. Autotrophic

Q. Probiotics help to keep the gut healthy.

1. False
2. True

Q. Antibiotics are medicines that fight bacterial infections.

1. False
2. True

Q. Choose the characteristics of fungi.

1. Heterotrophic
2. Eukaryotic
3. Unicellular
4. Prokaryotic
5. Cell wall:Chitin
6. Flagella
7. Multicellular
8. Decomposers
9. Autotrophic

Q. The first successful polio vaccine was developed by Jonas Salk.

1. True
2. False

Q. The medicines which stop the growth of other disease causing microorganisms are known as _____.

1. antibiotics
2. antidotes
3. antigens
4. antiserums

Q. Penicillin is an antibiotic.

1. True
2. False

Q. Penicillin is an example of:

1. antiseptic
2. vitamin
3. antibiotic
4. toxin

Q. Vaccines provide immunity to us.

1. True
2. False

Q. Vaccines provide immunity to us.

1. False
2. True

Q. State whether the following statement is true or false –​
“Fungi are responsible to cause Athlete's foot.”​

Q.

The substances that are used to build immunity against certain diseases are called _________.

1. Vaccine

2. Antidote

3. Antidepressants

4. Analgesic

Q. Ravi was feeling sick and had undergone the following steps to get cured. Which among the following was not a good practice?

1. He consulted the doctor and got antibiotics prescribed by him.
2. He got antibiotics without consulting the doctor.
3. He followed the medication according to the prescription.
4. He followed an old prescription given to his uncle who had similar symptoms.

Q. Which of the following statement is not correct for antibiotics?

1. Antibiotics block the bio chemical pathway for cell wall synthesis.
2. Antibiotics are produced by micro-organisms.
3. Some people are allergic to antibiotics.
4. Antibiotics are capable of curing all diseases.