Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Microbes in Human Welfare

Question:

Identify the correct statements with respect to microbes.

A. "Toddy" the traditional drink obtained by fermenting sap of Palm tree.

B. Swiss cheese's large holes are due to activity of Saccharomyces cerevisae.

C. "Penicillin" was discovered by Alexander Fleming.

D. The Cyclosporin A, is produced by Trichoderma polysporum.

Choose the the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A, B and D only

A and B only

A, C, and D only

C and D only

Correct Answer:

A, C, and D only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3)- A, C, and D only

 A. ‘Toddy’, a traditional drink of some parts of southern India is made by fermenting sap from palms.

B. The large holes in ‘Swiss cheese’ are due to production of a large amount of CO2 by a bacterium named Propionibacterium sharmanii.

C. Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be discovered by Alexaner Fleming. Penicillin is produced by the  mould Penicillium notatum.

D. A bioactive molecule, cyclosporin A, that is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients, is produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum.