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प्रश्न
Arrange the following in the decreasing order (most important first) of their importance, for the welfare of human society. Give reasons for your answer.
Biogas, Citric acid, Penicillin and Curd
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उत्तर
The correct order, in terms of human welfare, should be as follows:
Penicillin > biogas > citric acid > curd
- Penicillin: Penicillin is an antibiotic used to treat pathogenic bacteria. Today, we are unable to imagine a world without antibiotics because they have greatly enhanced our ability to cure deadly diseases like plague, whooping cough (kali khansi), diphtheria (gal ghotu), and leprosy (kusht rog), which used to kill millions of people worldwide. It should be given the greatest priority.
- Biogas: As we face a major fossil fuel crisis in the near future, biogas has the potential to be a viable and excellent alternative to fossil fuels. It can be used as fuel for heating, cooking, lighting, irrigation, and other applications. It is considered an environmentally friendly and pollution-free energy source.
- Citric acid: Aspergillus niger ferments numerous carbohydrates to create citric acid. Citric acid is utilised in a variety of applications, including medication, dyeing, mirror silvering, ink production, and food and candy preservation.
- Curd: Curd is made by fermentation of milk. Lactic acid bacteria serve as fermentation agents. Curd is more healthy than milk since it contains a variety of vitamins and organic acids.
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Name any two species of fungus, which are used in the production of the antibiotics.
The antibiotic chloromycetin is obtained from ______.
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The micro-organism used in the production of acetic acid is ______.
Erythromycin is obtained from ______.
Give the biological name of the following:
The mould from which penicillin is obtained.
Name the microbes that help the production of the following product commercially:
Statin
Name any two enzymes and antibiotics with their microbial source.
Aspergillus niger is used to prepare vit ______.
Give any two bioactive molecules produced by microbes and state their uses.
Define the following term
Antibiotics
When does antibiotic resistance develop?
Which of the following is known as brewer's yeast?
From the following identify the WRONG statements.
i. All enzymes are composed of proteins.
ii. All proteins are enzymes.
iii. Some hormones are proteins.
iv. Some nucleic acid also acts as enzymes.
v. All enzymes are inorganic in nature.
vi. Enzymes are biocatalysts.
Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?
Identify the equipment which is essentially required for growing microbes on a large scale, for industrial production of enzymes.
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Dr. Alexander Fleming discovered antibiotics when he was working with the bacterium ______
Antibiotics are -
Match the following list of bacteria and their commercially important products:
| Bacterium | Product |
| A. Aspergillus niger | i. Lactic acid |
| B. Acetobacter aceti | ii. Butyric acid |
| C. Clostridium butylicum | iii. Acetic acid |
| D. Lactobacillus | iv. Citric acid |
Choose the correct match:
Which among the three is produced by the distillation of a fermented broth?
- Whisky
- Wines
- Beer
- Rum
- Brandy
Write the microbial source of following organic acid.
Citric acid
Why are some molecules called bioactive molecules?
Match the following organic acid from column - I with their use in column - II.
| Column - I | Column - II | ||
| i. | Acetic acid | a. | Confectionary |
| ii. | Citric acid | b. | As a wetting agent |
| iii. | Fumaric acid | c. | Medicine |
| iv. | Gluconic acid | d. | Vinegar |
What is the scientific name of Brewer's yeast used to ferment malted cereals and fruit juices into ethanol?
Which microbial source produces lipases used in detergent formulations to remove oily stains from laundry?
Who discovered penicillin, and whose work established its potential?
What is the microbial source of bacitracin?
