NEET 2024
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2024
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Microbes in Human Welfare
NEET 2024 · Zoology · Microbes in Human Welfare
Match List-I with List-II relating to microbes and their products:...
Match List-I with List-II relating to microbes and their products:
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| List-I (Microbes) | List-II (Products) | ||
| A. | Streptococcus | I. | Citric acid |
| B. | Trichoderma polysporum | II. | Clot buster |
| C. | Monascus purpureus | III. | Cyclosporin A |
| D. | Aspergillus niger | IV. | Statins |
Options
- AA-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
- BA-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
- CA-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
- DA-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III
Correct answer
A. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
Step-by-step solution
Streptokinase is produced by Streptococcus and is used as a clot buster for removing clots from the blood vessels of patients who have undergone myocardial infarction leading to heart attack.
- Cyclosporin A, that is used as an immuno-suppressive agent in organ-transplant patients, it is produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum
- Statins produced by Monascus purpureus have been commercialized as blood-cholesterol lowering agent.
- Citric acid is produced by Aspergillus niger