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Microbes in human welfare bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The first antibiotic to be discovered was:Read the answer and worked solution →Municipal waste water is also called:Read the answer and worked solution →The gas produced by microbes from dung and used as fuel is:Read the answer and worked solution →Lactic acid bacteria coagulate milk protein by producing:Read the answer and worked solution →BOD stands for biochemical oxygen:Read the answer and worked solution →A common methane producing bacterium is:Read the answer and worked solution →Root nodules of legumes are formed by symbiosis with:Read the answer and worked solution →The fungus developed as a biological control for plant disease is:Read the answer and worked solution →Sewage is treated until its BOD is:Read the answer and worked solution →Cyanobacteria such as Anabaena serve as biofertilisers in:Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the antibiotic storyRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the definition of healthRead the answer and worked solution →Match the microbe to its productRead the answer and worked solution →NEET · Biology · Microbe ↔ ProductRead the answer and worked solution →NEET · Biology · Indigenous Cattle or Exotic BreedRead the answer and worked solution →NEET · Biology · Sewage Treatment — Gap FillRead the answer and worked solution →Penicillin was named after which mould?Read the answer and worked solution →Vaccination provides protection against future infection mainly byRead the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a common opioid drug of abuse?Read the answer and worked solution →Cervical cancer is most commonly caused byRead the answer and worked solution →NEET · Biology · Disease ↔ PathogenRead the answer and worked solution →NEET · Biology · Tap Useful MicrobesRead the answer and worked solution →HIV primarily infectsRead the answer and worked solution →Milk is converted into curd by which micro-organism?Read the answer and worked solution →The puffed up appearance of dough is caused by:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Microbes in human welfare bingo

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Clues and terms
  1. Clue
    Turns warm milk into curd.
    Item
    Lactobacillus
  2. Clue
    Raises dough and ferments drinks.
    Item
    Yeast
  3. Clue
    The first antibiotic discovered.
    Item
    Penicillin
  4. Clue
    Noticed the mould killing bacteria.
    Item
    Fleming
  5. Clue
    Immune drug from a Trichoderma.
    Item
    Cyclosporin
  6. Clue
    Another name for municipal waste water.
    Item
    Sewage
  7. Clue
    Oxygen bacteria would use on the waste.
    Item
    BOD
  8. Clue
    Makes methane inside a biogas plant.
    Item
    Methanogen
  9. Clue
    Fixes nitrogen inside root nodules.
    Item
    Rhizobium
Instructions
Read each clue and tap the term it describes.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 8 'Microbes in Human Welfare'_

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The first antibiotic to be discovered was:

  1. Streptomy
  2. Tetracycl
  3. Erythromy
  4. Penicillin
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Correct answer: D. Penicillin

1. Its discovery was famously a matter of chance. 2. It came from a mould growing on a culture plate. 3. That antibiotic was Penicillin. 4. So the answer is Penicillin. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 8 'Microbes in Human Welfare'_

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Municipal waste water is also called:

  1. Stream
  2. Sewage
  3. Slurry
  4. Sludge
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Correct answer: B. Sewage

1. Cities produce large volumes of used water. 2. It carries a great deal of organic matter. 3. This waste water is called sewage. 4. So the answer is sewage. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 8 'Microbes in Human Welfare'_

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