Maharashtra SSC (Class 10) Introduction to Microbiology — practice questions
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Practice Maharashtra SSC (Class 10) Introduction to Microbiology in the app →Which branch of biology deals with the commercial use of microbes in economic, social and environment-related During the conversion of milk into yoghurt, lactose sugar is changed into which compound?Among common dairy products, which one is produced with the help of fungi rather than bacteria?For industrial yoghurt production, two bacterial strains are added to warm milk in a 1:1 proportion. Which paiIn industrial yoghurt making, the gel-like dense consistency forms because lactic acid produced by StreptococcTraditionally, the enzyme rennet for cheese came from the alimentary canal of cattle. Which enzyme from fungi After ripening cheese for 12 to 18 months, which very hard variety is obtained?Probiotic milk products are valued mainly because the active bacteria they contain do what in the intestine?Probiotics regain importance after a course of antibiotics because the antibiotics had which effect on useful Bread becomes spongy because the baker's yeast ferments carbohydrates and releases which gas into the dough?Which yeast is the baker's yeast used to make the dough for bread?Chemically, vinegar used to give a sour taste and preserve pickles is a roughly 4% solution of which acid?In vinegar production, which bacterial mixture is added to ethanol so that it is converted into acetic acid?Soya sauce is produced by fermenting a mixture of wheat or rice flour and soyabean with the help of which fungIn beverage production, what role does Saccharomyces cerevisiae play when grapes are turned into wine?Why are microbial enzymes increasingly preferred over chemical catalysts in industry?Enzymes from bacilli and streptomyces are used on corn flour to obtain which product?The thickening agent xanthan gum added to ice creams and milk shakes is obtained by fermenting starch and molaMonosodium glutamate (ajinomoto) is produced from the L-glutamic acid made by which microbes?Which antibiotic is specifically noted as effective against tuberculosis?Which gaseous fuel is obtained by the microbial anaerobic decomposition of urban, agricultural and industrial Hydrogen, regarded as the fuel of the future, is released when bacteria carry out photoreduction during which Oil spills on the sea surface are difficult to clear mechanically. Which bacteria, called hydrocarbonoclastic Which microbe converts soluble uranium salts in atomic-plant effluents into insoluble salts, keeping them out In organic farming, which microbe is used in a solution to supply nitrogen and prevent soil pollution from cheSpinosad, a by-product of fermentation that destroys pests, is best described as which type of agent?