Biological-Classification-And-System-Of-Classification Question 736
Question: Most of the antibiotics have no effect on viruses because:
Options:
A) they kill all bacteria which form host of virus.
B) viruses are too small in size for antibiotics to act on them.
C) viruses have no metabolism of their own.
D) viruses produce a thick covering and endospores.
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Antibiotics are chemical substance that is produced by an organism which kills another organism.
Antibiotics destroy an organism by inhibiting its metabolic process.
As viruses have no metabolism of their own, antibiotics have no effect on them.