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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
Answer in ‘one’ sentence :
What is fermentation?
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 |
Indian curd is prepared by inoculating milk with ______.
A young girl is health conscious. Her dietician advised her to include mushrooms in her diet. What must be the reason?
______ species of bacteria play significant role in fermenting the batter for idli and dosa.
Which of the following microbe ferments the lactose sugar of milk into lactic acid?
Identify the CORRECT statement/s.
Give an example of a rod shaped virus.
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.
