Class 8 / Biology / Microorganisms / Friendly Microorganisms

MAKING OF CURD AND BREAD

MAKING OF CURD AND BREAD You have learnt in Class VII that milk is turned into curd by bacteria.  Curd contains several micro- organisms. Of these, the bacterium, Lactobacillus promotes t

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Class 8 / Biology / Microorganisms / Friendly Microorganisms

COMMERCIAL AND MEDICAL USE OF MICROORGANISMS

COMMERCIAL AND MEDICAL USE OF MICROORGANISMS Commercial use of microorganisms Microorganisms are used for the large scale production of alcohol, wine and acetic acid (vinegar). Yeast is used for

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Class 8 / Biology / Microorganisms / Friendly Microorganisms

VACCINE

VACCINE When a disease-carrying microbe enters our body, the body produces antibodies to fight the invader. The body also remembers how to fight the microbe if it enters again. If dead or weakened

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Class 8 / Biology / Microorganisms / Friendly Microorganisms

INCREASING SOIL FERTILITY AND CLEANING THE ENVIRONMENT

INCREASING SOIL FERTILITY AND CLEANING THE ENVIRONMENT Increasing soil fertility Some bacteria (Fig. 2.7) are able to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere to enrich soil with nitrogen and increase

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