alleryStart learning →What are antibiotics?
ABacteria that fix nitrogen in nodules
BMicrobial chemicals that kill microbes
CGas-forming bacteria in cattle dung
DEnzymes that clarify bottled juices
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Microbial chemicals that kill microbes
An antibiotic is a microbial product that kills or slows the growth of other disease-causing microbes.
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