Question

UVIULUI
taste
4.
and
tion
P.
rue
ect
Match column I with column ll and select the
correct option from the given codes.
Columnl
Column II
(Salts)
(Uses)
Baking soda 1. In making
fire-works
Nitre
2. As a fungicide
R. Blue vitriol 3. In purification of
water
S. Phitkari 4. In fire extinguishers
(A) P-3; Q-2; R-4; S-1
(B) P-4; Q-3; R-1; S-2
(C) P-4; Q-1; R-2; S-3
(D) P-2; Q-1; R-4; S-3​

Answer 1

After recovering from infection of ringworm, Reena thought that all fungi are harmful for human kind, as these spoil food and cause various diseases. But her elder sister told him that not all fungi are harmful, some are quite useful such as in making bread, vitamins, Medicines (antibiotics) and in decomposing organic wastes.

(i) Name any fungus which is used in bread making.

(ii) Name any fungus which is the source of some medicine.

​(iii) What ecological benefit is shown by fungi?