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Microbes are present in...

Microbes are present in

A

Soil

B

thermal vents

C

polluted water

D

all of these

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The correct Answer is:
D
Microbes are omnipresent, found in soil, water, air, ice inside bodies of human beings, animal and plants. Some are found in hot springs (upto `80^(@) - 100^(@)C)` and even in geysers (thermal vents).
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  • Microbes are present everywhere - in soil, water, air, inside our bodies and that of other plants and animals. They are present even at sites where no othe life-form could possibly exist, such as

    A
    Deep inside the geysers (thermal vents) where the temperature may be high as `100^(@)C`
    B
    Deep in the soil, and under the layers of snow several meters thick
    C
    In highly acidic environment
    D
    All of the above

  • Shyam labelled four pots as I,II,III,IV he placed vegetable peels broken glasses plastic bags and plastic toys in pot I to IV respectively he then covered the pot with soil and left it for two weeks?the contents of which pot will be decomposed by microbes present in soil

    A
    I
    B
    II
    C
    III
    D
    IV

  • Assertion: Not all the microbes are harmful, several microbes are useful to man in diverse ways. Reason: Microbes are used to ferment fish, soyabean and bamboo-shoot to make food.

    A
    If both assertion and reason are trueand the reason is the correct explanation of the assrertion.
    B
    If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
    C
    If assertion istrue but reason is false.
    D
    If both assertion and reason are false.

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