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DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, CHANDRASEKHARPUR
Work sheet- Microbes in Human welfare
1.What is a fermentor? Mention it’s industrial use. 2. Why are there big holes in ‘Swiss cheese’? 3. Give an example of a microbe that is used in statin production. How do they lower blood cholesterol level?Mention the name of Transgenic plant producing Statin. 4. Why is secondary wastewater treatment referred to as biological treatment? 5. What is the significance of antibiotics in medicine? How these are industrially produced? 6. Why do we distil to produce a few alcoholic drinks?Give examples . 7. Name the common trait shared between Clostridium butylicum, Lactobacillus and Aspergillus niger. 8. List an immune immunosupressive drug. Write it’s source and need for treatment . 9. Write about the discovery of Penicillin. Who were credited for demonstrating the significance of Penicillin as an antibiotic? 10. State the significance of enzymes in detergents used for washing clothes. Are they produced from unique microbes? 11. Describe the kind of food that would have lactic acid bacteria. Mention their useful applications. 12. For the execution of massive volumes of waste waters rich in organic matter, why is aerobic degradation more important than anaerobic degradation? 13. Write a note on Biogas production and its utilization. 14.Mention the role of statin and the source organism. 15.Write an example of immunosuppressive drug. Mention its source organisms and conditions for use of such drugs.