Biology · MICROBES IN HUMAN WELFARE

Given below are two statements: Statement I: Microbes are present everywhere—in soil, water, air, inside our bodies and even at sites where no other life-form could possibly exist. Statement II: Microbes like bacteria and many fungi cannot be grown on nutritive media to form colonies. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.