NEETZoologyMicrobes in Human Welfare
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Antibiotics are chemical substances, which are produced by some Microbes and can kill or retard the growth of other microbes Reason: Penicillin was extensively used to treat American soldiers wounded in World War II.
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
Antibiotics are chemical substances, which are produced by some microbes and can kill or retard the growth of other microbes. Penicillin was extensively used to treat American soldiers wounded in World War II