QUESTION 8 The number of cattle slaughtered every year for meat far exceeds the number of elephants slaughtered every year for their ivory. Despite this, cows can be found everywhere while elephants are on the verge of extinction in some countries. Which of the following best explains this difference? a. Animals slaughtered for their meat are generally better conserved by humans than animals slaughtered for nonfood uses. b. Cows can be privately owned while in many countries elephants can not. c. People tend to protest more every year to prevent cow extinction than they do for elephant extinction. d. The demand for ivory far exceeds the demand for beef.

(B) State TWO ways in which flagellum helps a microorganism survive in an open environment. (2 ma All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, reco otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Institute of Technical Education, Singapo Institute of Technical Education has made every effort to trace copyright holders, but if inadvertently overlooked any, we will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements a

8 Which of the following is a type of universal media? (A) MacConkey Agar. (B) Baird-Parker Agar. (C) \( \quad \) Mannitol Salt Agar. (D) Trypticase Soy Agar. 9

(C) State TWO ways in which fermentation process helps to improve [2 marks] quality of food products.

23 Which one of the following microorganisms moves using flagellum? (A) Amoeba. (B) Euglena. (C) Paramecium. (D) Plasmodium. Which one of the following is NOT a heterotrophic microorganism? \( \begin{array}{ll}\text { (A) } \quad \text { Diatoms. } \\ \text { (B) } \quad \text { Sarcodines. } \\ \text { (C) } \quad \text { Sporozoans. } \\ \text { (D) }\end{array} \)

(B) (i) Explain THREE precaution steps during decontamination of biohazard wastes in bag using an autoclave. (ii) Describe TWO materials that will remain undamaged after autoclaving.