Biology · MICROBES IN HUMAN WELFARE

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Antibiotics are chemical substances produced by some microbes and can kill or retard the growth of other disease-causing microbes. Reason (R): Anti is a Greek word that means 'against', and bio means 'life', together meaning 'against life' in the context of human beings. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A
   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. B
   Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
3. C
   Statement (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. D
   Both (A) and (R) are false.