Question

Fungicides and antibiotics are chemicals that

• A. enhance yield and disease resistance
• B. kill pathogenic fungi and bacteria, respectively
• C. kill all pathogenic microbes
• D. kill pathogenic bacteria and fungi respectively

Answer 1

The correct option is B kill pathogenic fungi and bacteria, respectively

• Fungicides are biocidal chemical compounds used to kill parasitic fungi or their spores. They inhibits the growth of harmful fungi which cause serious damage in agriculture.
• Antibiotics is an antimicrobial active substance which fights with bacterial infections. They are used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections by killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria.

So, the correct option is ' Option B' .