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  • I have a doubt, kindly clarify. Which one of the following population interactions is widely used in medical science for the production of antibiotics ?

Which one of the following population interactions is widely used in medical science for the production of antibiotics ?

  • Option 1)

    Parasitism

  • Option 2)

    Mutualism

  • Option 3)

    Commensalism

  • Option 4)

    Amensalism

 

Answers (1)

As we learnt in

Microbes used in antibiotics -

Antibiotics are chemicalsubstances, which are produced by some microbes and can kill or retard the growth of other (disease-causing) microbes.

- wherein

e.g., antibiotic Penicillin

 

Antibiotics are chemicals secreted by one microbial group (eg : Penicillium) which harm other microbes (eg : Staphylococcus).  It has no effect on Penicillium or the organism which produces it.

 


Option 1)

Parasitism

This is incorrect.

Option 2)

Mutualism

This is incorrect.

Option 3)

Commensalism

This is incorrect.

Option 4)

Amensalism

This is correct.

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