Thursday, April 22, 2021

Microorganisms Friend And Foe Chapter 2 NCERT Exemplar Class 8 Science

 1. Which of the following reproduces only inside a host cell?

(a) Bacteria

(b) Virus

(c) Amoeba

(d) Fungus.

2. A disease in human beings caused by a virus is _______.

(a) Typhoid

(b) Influenza

(c) Dysentery

(d) Cholera

3. Pathogenic micro-organisms present in host cells are killed by medicines called

(a) Pain killer

(b) Antibodies

(c) Antibiotics

(d) Vaccines

4. The two micro-organisms which live in symbiotic association in lichens are

(a) Fungus and Protozoa

(b) Alga and Bacteria

(c) Bacteria and Protozoa

(d) Alga and Fungus

5. The gas released during the preparation of bread is

(a) Oxygen

(b) Carbon dioxide

(c) Nitrogen

(d) Sulphur dioxide

6. The disease caused by a protozoan and spread by an insect is _________.

(a) Dengue

(b) Malaria

(c) Polio

(d) Measles

7. Paheli dug two pits, A and B, in her garden. In-pit A, she put a polythene bag packed with some agricultural waste. In-pit B, she dumped the same kind of a waste but without packing it in a polythene bag. She then covered both the pits with soil. What did she observe after a month?

(a) Waste in pit A degraded faster than that in pit B.

(b) Waste in pit B degraded faster than that in pit A.

c) Waste in both pits degraded almost equally.

(d) Waste in both pits did not degrade at all.

8. Unscramble the jumbled words underlined in the following statements.

(a) Cells of our body produce santiidobe to fight pathogens.

(b) curbossulite is an air-borne disease caused by a bacterium.

(c) Xanrhat is a dangerous bacterial disease.

(d) Yeasts are used in the wine industry because of their property of meronettinaf.

9. Suggest a suitable word for each of the following statements.

(a) Chemicals added to food to prevent the growth of microorganisms.

(b) Nitrogen-fixing microorganism present in the root nodules of legumes.

(c) The agent spreads pathogens from one place to another.

(d) Chemicals which kill or stop the growth of pathogens.

10. Match the names of scientists given in Column A with the discovery made by them given in Column B.

Column A – Column B

(a) Louis Pasteur – (i) Penicillin

(b) Robert Koch – (ii) anthrax bacterium

(c) Edward Jenner – (iii) Fermentation

(d) Alexander Fleming – (iv) small pox vaccine

11. Name one commercial use of yeast

12. Name the process in yeast that converts sugars into alcohol.

13. In the soil, which nutrient is enriched by blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)?

14. Why should we avoid standing close to a tuberculosis patient while he/she is coughing?

15. Polio drops are not given to children suffering from diarrhoea. Why?

16. Paheli watched her grandmother making mango pickle. After she bottled the pickle, her grandmother poured oil on top of the pickle before closing the lid. Paheli wanted to know why oil was poured? Can you help her understand why?

17. Match the microorganisms given in Column A to the group to which they belong in Column B.

Column A – Column B

(a) Lactobacillus – (i) Algae

(b) Aspergillus – (ii) Protozoa

(c) Spirogyra – (iii) Fungi

(d) Paramecium – (iv) Bacteria

18. Classify the following into friendly and harmful microorganisms.

Yeast, malarial parasite, Lactobacillus, bread mould, RhizobiumBacillus anthracis

19. While returning from the school, Boojho ate chaat from a street hawker. When he reached home, he felt ill and complained of stomach ache and fell ill. What could be the reason?

20. (a) Name two diseases that are caused by the virus.

(b) Write one important characteristic of the virus.

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