Which different microbes are useful to us ?
Answer Question BIOLOGY | STANDARD VIIIQuestion ID 415788
30points Write 10 short lines on the usefulness of microorganisms in our lives?
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Mohammed Niyas Answered
23rd Sep 02:38:46 pm Microorganisms are too small to be seen through naked eyes. However, they are vital to plants and the environment.
i. Lactobacillus is used to form curd from milk.
ii. Rhizobium present in the roots of pulse plants fix nitrogen from the air and supply nitrogen compounds to the pulse plants.
iii. Microorganisms are also used in winemaking, baking, pickling, and other food making processes.
iv. Alcoholic fermentation by yeast is widely used in the preparation of wine and bread.
v. Microbes are used to reduce pollution. For example, decomposers such as bacteria and fungi break down dead bodies and excreta to form inorganic compounds, which can be absorbed by plants.
vi. Microbes also play an important role in the preparation of medicines. Antibiotics are chemicals produced by micro-organisms to kill bacteria. Penicillin is an antibiotic made from Penicillium.
vii. Bacteria present in our intestine helps in proper digestion and release Vitamin B which is absorbed by the intestine.
viii. Many vaccines are prepared from micro-organisms. These vaccines are given to children to protect them from disease.
•They are used industrially for the production of antibiotics, vaccines. Insuline, growth hormones and diagnostic kits. E.g. E. coli, Polio virus.
ix. Certain microbes are also used in the biological treatment of sewage and industrial effluents.
x. Yeast is used in making idli, bhaturas, bread, pastries and cakes.
xi. Biogas is a biofuel produced from the anaerobic (in the absence of oxygen) fermentation of carbohydrates in plant material or waste (eg:- food peelings or manure) by bacteria. It is mainly composed of methane, with some carbon dioxide and other trace gases.
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Microorganisms in Industry
Industrially important acids, enzymes, pigments are produced with the help of microorganisms. E.g. Aspergillus niger, Bacillus subtilis.
30points
Write 10 short lines on the usefulness of microorganisms in our lives?
HideMohammed Niyas Answered
23rd Sep 02:38:46 pm
Microorganisms are too small to be seen through naked eyes. However, they are vital to plants and the environment.
i. Lactobacillus is used to form curd from milk.
ii. Rhizobium present in the roots of pulse plants fix nitrogen from the air and supply nitrogen compounds to the pulse plants.
iii. Microorganisms are also used in winemaking, baking, pickling, and other food making processes.
iv. Alcoholic fermentation by yeast is widely used in the preparation of wine and bread.
v. Microbes are used to reduce pollution. For example, decomposers such as bacteria and fungi break down dead bodies and excreta to form inorganic compounds, which can be absorbed by plants.
vi. Microbes also play an important role in the preparation of medicines. Antibiotics are chemicals produced by micro-organisms to kill bacteria. Penicillin is an antibiotic made from Penicillium.
vii. Bacteria present in our intestine helps in proper digestion and release Vitamin B which is absorbed by the intestine.
viii. Many vaccines are prepared from micro-organisms. These vaccines are given to children to protect them from disease.
•They are used industrially for the production of antibiotics, vaccines. Insuline, growth hormones and diagnostic kits. E.g. E. coli, Polio virus.
ix. Certain microbes are also used in the biological treatment of sewage and industrial effluents.
x. Yeast is used in making idli, bhaturas, bread, pastries and cakes.
xi. Biogas is a biofuel produced from the anaerobic (in the absence of oxygen) fermentation of carbohydrates in plant material or waste (eg:- food peelings or manure) by bacteria. It is mainly composed of methane, with some carbon dioxide and other trace gases.
xii.
Microorganisms in Industry
Industrially important acids, enzymes, pigments are produced with the help of microorganisms. E.g. Aspergillus niger, Bacillus subtilis.
