Beneficial Microbes & Human Welfare — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptIn chapter 7, you have read that microbes cause a large number of diseases in human beings. They also cause diseases in animals and plants. But this should not make you think that all microbes are harmful; several microbes are useful to man in diverse ways. Some of the most important contributions of microbes to human welfare are discussed in this chapter.
A public health poster contrasts “not all microbes are harmful” with “antibiotics saved lives.” Which pairing is accurate?
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Correct answer: B — Many microbes aid humans; penicillin discovery began with a mould inhibiting Staphylococci
Text emphasizes beneficial microbes; Fleming observed a mould inhibiting Staphylococci, later developed by Chain/Florey.
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