Biology · Microbes in Human Welfare
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Antibiotics are chemical substances produced by some microbes that can kill or retard the growth of other disease-causing microbes. Reason (R): All micro-organisms like fungi, bacteria, and protozoans are used to commercially produce antibiotics. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer:
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- 1Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true
- 2Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false✓
- 3Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
- 4Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
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Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false
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