Question 5 โ€” Identify the microorganisms - Questions at the end of the chapter - Chapter 2 Class 8 - The Invisible Living World: Beyond our (Curiosity)

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Identify the microbe: (i) "I live in every kind of environment, and inside your gut." (ii) "I make bread and cakes soft and fluffy." (iii) "I live in the roots of pulse crops and provide nutrients."

๐Ÿ”— Concept: 2.4 How Are We Connected to Microbes?

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(i) Bacteria. (ii) Yeast. (iii) Rhizobium.

Explanation

  • (i) Bacteria live everywhere, including in our gut, where they help digestion.
  • (ii) Yeast releases carbon dioxide that makes bread and cakes fluffy.
  • (iii) Rhizobium lives in pulse-crop root nodules and gives them nitrogen.
The three microbes are bacteria, yeast, and Rhizobium.
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