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Write 10 lines on the usefulness of microorganisms in our lives.

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Microorganisms are very useful to us. They help us in the following ways:

  1. Microorganisms help us prepare several useful foods. They are used to curdle milk and make bread, cakes, idli, dosa, and dhokla.
  2. Microorganisms are utilised in the beverage sector. They are employed in the large-scale production of alcoholic beverages such as wine, beer, and so on.
  3. Microorganisms are employed to produce many medicines, including antibiotics.
  4. Antibiotics are also used to control diseases in plants.
  5. Microorganisms are utilised to create vaccinations against a variety of diseases.
  6. They benefit agriculture by increasing soil fertility through nitrogen fixation.
  7. They act as natural recyclers, decomposing the dead corpses of plants and animals into nutritious components before returning them to the soil from which they originated. Plant roots take these nutrients from the soil.
  8. Microorganisms help with biogas production.
  9. Microorganisms are useful in industrial applications. They're useful in the tobacco, leather, and jute industries.
  10. Microorganisms are employed to make methane, which is a fuel and one of the primary components of biogas.
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Chapter 2: Microorganisms : Friend and Foe - Exercises [Page 30]

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NCERT Science [English] Class 8
Chapter 2 Microorganisms : Friend and Foe
Exercises | Q 7 | Page 30
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