Jahanara Israil School

Grade: VII
Subject: Science
Chapter 1: Lower Organism

Question Bank for short questions (For 1 and 2 marks)

1. What is “true parasite”?
2. Note down names of four bacterial diseases.
3. What is called “microbes/ microorganisms”? Give examples.
4. Classify the microbial world.
5. Mention the materials virus particles are made of.
6. What are algae (autophytic plant)? State their characteristics. (2-4 points)
7. What are fungi (heterophytic plant)? State their characteristics. (2-4 points)
8. Why fungi are called “saprophytes/heterophyte”?
9. What do you mean by virus? State their characteristics. (2-4 points)
10. Why virus is termed as “acellular” and “true parasite”?
11. What is “cyst”?
12. Mention the characteristics of “entamoeba”. (2-4 points)
13. What is “primitive” or “prokaryotic” cell?
14. What is “true” or “eukaryotic” cell?
15. State the names of some microbial/lower organisms.
16. Draw and label the body structure of virus.
17. What are “pseudopodia”?
18. How can we prevent fungal infection?
19. What is: i) Coccus, ii) Bacillus, iii) Comma, iv) Spirilum?
20. State usefulness/positive roles of bacteria. (2-4 points)
21. Mention harmful roles of algae. (2-4 points)
22. Make a list of diseases caused by virus/bacteria/entamoeba.
23. How Entamoeba create health hazards? (2-4 points)
24. Mention the name of the fungi that is used for preparing bread.
25. Elaborate the term: AIDS
 Question Bank for creative questions

1. Notice the figures and answer the following question:

Fig I Fig II Fig III

a) What are microorganisms?

b) Write down the names of the figures.
c) Draw and label figure I showing different parts.
d) Compare and contrast between figure II and figure III.

2. Microbiologists classify the microbial world into following three kingdoms:

Microbial World

Kingdom-1: Kingdom-2: Kingdom-3:

(?) Prokaryota Eukaryota

a) What is called “true parasite”?

b) What would be in (?) marked under Kingdom-1? Mention the materials they are
made of.
c) Classify the members of Kingdom 2.
d) Describe the economic importance of the members of Kingdom 3.
3. For prevention and remedy of the diseases caused by virus, bacteria, fungi and
entamoeba, a joint effort is needed to follow the rules of hygiene carefully. Everybody
should take balanced diet regularly according to body need.
a) Write the name of a medicine that can be obtained from fungi?
b) Make a list of diseases caused by virus.
c) How balanced diet can be obtained?
d) “A joint effort is needed to follow the rules of hygiene”-explain.

4. While returning home from school, Abir ate some “fuska” from roadside. After
going home within a few minutes, he felt stomach-ache. At night, he suffered from
fever. He became very sick and started going to toilet frequently. Parents took him to
doctor.
a) What is “Spirogyra”?
b) Discuss the reproduction process of Entamoeba.
c) Write the name of the disease Abir was suffering from? Discuss its symptom and
cure?
d) Describe the characteristics of the causal organism of this disease.

5. There is no sanitary toilet in Kajipara village. Every year people suffer from
various diseases, specially Cholera and Typhoid. Expert doctors have said that
microbes play vital role in this situation.
a) What is plasmalemma?
b) How entamoeba protects itself from adverse environment?
c) Name the causal organism of above mentioned diseases. How they get entrance in
human body?
d) Discuss the positive and negative roles of the causal organism.