Given below are two statements: Statement I: Penicillin was discovered by Alexander…
Biology · NEET · NTA Exams — Microbes in Human Welfare
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming from the fungus Penicillium notatum.
Statement II: All antibiotics are chemically synthesized compounds and are not produced by microbes.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
Answer
(A) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
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