Question

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Antibiotics are chemicals produced by microbes that kill other microbes.
Statement II: Antibodies are chemicals formed in body that eliminate microbes.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

• A. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
• B. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
• C. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
• D. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Statement I: Antibiotics are chemical compounds synthesized by specific microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, which possess the ability to suppress the proliferation or induce the demise of other microorganisms. This statement is accurate.

Statement II: Antibodies are synthesized by the immune system, particularly by plasma cells. They function by identifying and neutralizing exogenous agents, including microorganisms. Although antibodies do not directly eliminate microbes, they flag them for destruction by other immune cells or neutralize them via their cytotoxic mechanisms. Consequently, the assertion that “Antibodies are chemicals formed in the body that eliminate microbes” represents a slightly abridged but fundamentally accurate depiction of their role. Accordingly, this statement is also accurate.