NEET2018ZoologyOrganisms and PopulationsActual
Which one of the following population interactions is widely used in medical science for the production of antibiotics?
Options
- AParasitism
- BMutualism
- CCommensalism
- DAmensalism
Correct answer
D. Amensalism
Step-by-step solution
Amensalism is any relationship between organisms of different species in which one organism is inhibited or destroyed while the other organism remains unaffected. It is a type of ecological interaction. A very prominent example of ammensalism is observed during the production of antibiotics. The production of penicillin by Penicillium on a nutrient agar medium shows a zone of inhibition in which other microbes cannot grow. This interaction is also called antibiosis, in which Penicillium gains nothing but adversely