Question

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

Answer 1

Microorganisms are too small to be seen through naked eyes. However, they are vital to plants and the environment.

Importance of microorganisms: 

1. They are used in winemaking, baking, pickling and other food making processes.
2. Alcoholic fermentation by yeast is widely used in the preparation of wine and bread.
3. A bacterium lactobacillus promotes the formation of curd.
4. Microbes are used to reduce pollution.
5. They are used to increase the soil fertility by fixing the atmospheric nitrogen.
6. Microbes are also useful in preparing many medicines and antibiotics.
7. Certain microbes are also used in the biological treatment of sewage and industrial effluents.