RE-NEET2024Zoology-Immunity
RE-NEET 2024 Zoology Antibiotics and Antibodies Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-conceptual-Medium-Class 12
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Antibiotics are chemicals produced by microbes that kill other microbes.
Statement II: Antibodies are chemicals formed in body that eliminate microbes.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
A
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
B
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
C
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
D
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
Correct Answer
Option C
Detailed Explanation
Statement I is correct as antibiotics are indeed produced by microbes to kill other microbes. Statement II is also correct as antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system to neutralize pathogens.
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