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प्रश्न
Many microbes are used at home during the preparation of food items. Comment on such useful ones with examples.
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उत्तर
- Many household preparations involve the use of microbes. e.g. idli, dhokla, jalebi, dosa, etc.
- Microbes such as Leuconostoc and Streptococcus help in the fermentation of batter of idli and dosa.
- Microbes like Lactobacilli help in the preparation of jalebi and nan.
- Milk is fermented to make curd, yogurt, and cheese using lactobacilli.
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) is commonly used for making bread.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Edible fruiting bodies are produced by _______.
Match the microbes listed under Column-A with the products mentioned under Column-B.
| Column -A | Column -B | ||
| (H) | Peniciffium notatum | (i) | Statin |
| (I) | Trichoderma polysporum | (ii) | ethanol |
| (J) | Monascus purpures | (iii) | antibiotic |
| (K) | Saccharomyces cerevisia | (iv) | Cyclosporin-A |
What does make idlies puffy?
Match the column A with B and rewrite correct pairs.
| A | B | |
| a. | Penicillium roquefortii | Alcohol |
| b. | Lactobacillus bulgaricus | Cheese |
| c. | Lactobacillus acidophilus | Yoghurt |
| d. | Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Curd |
Study the following statements and select the correct option.
- Curd is prepared by inoculating milk with Lactobacillus acidophilus.
- Yogurt is produced by curdling milk with the help of Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus.
- Roquefort cheese is ripened by Lactobacillus acidophilus.
- Penicillium Roquefort is commonly called Brewer's yeast.
Complete the analogy with respect to microbial pesticide and their host.
Nosemalocustae : Grasshopper :: Nucleopolyhedrovirus : ____________.
Mention a product for human welfare obtained with the help of the following microbe:
Sclerotiana libertine
Microbes are useful to human beings in diverse ways. Give the biological name of the following microbe:
Lactic acid producing bacterium.
Microbes are useful to human beings in diverse ways. Give the biological name of the following microbe:
Fungus which helps in the production cyclosporin-A.
Microbes are useful to human beings in diverse ways. Give the biological name of the following microbe:
Microbe used in the production of statins.
