Question

Which of the following is not a method by which antibiotic functions?

(a) Disruption of wall synthesis

(b) Inhibition of 50S ribosome

(c) Inhibition of DNA synthesis

(d) Permitting the growth of bacteria

The question was asked in unit test.

I would like to ask this question from Microbes in Industrial Products-2 in section Microbes in Human Welfare of Biology – Class 12

Answer 1

Correct choice is (d) Permitting the growth of bacteria

The explanation: Antibiotic functions by the disruption of wall synthesis of bacteria, Inhibition of 50 S ribosome function, Inhibition of translation, Inhibition of DNA synthesis, Disruption of plasmalemma repair and synthesis, etc.