List out five uses each of bacteria and fungi in our lives.

Five uses of Bacteria are:

• Bacteria are used to make antibiotic medicines like Streptomycin.
• Lactobacillus bacteria are used for curdling of milk.
• Acetobacter bacteria is used to make vinegar from fruit juices.
• Bacteria are used in tanning of leather and retting of jute.
• Bacteria causes decay of organic materials, forming manures and composts.

Five uses of Fungi:

• Fungi are important source of food. For example: Agaricus and Morchella
• Yeast is used in baking industry and in the breweries for making alcohol.
• Fungi are good decomposers. They decompose the organic matter and return the nutrient back into the soil.
• Penicillium notatum is used to make penicillin, an important antibiotic.
• Some species of Mucor and Penicillium are also used in ripening of cheese.