Question

With respect to the given statements, choose the right option.

Statement 1: Microbes are an important component of life on earth.

Statement 2: All microbes are pathogenic.

• A. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
• B. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is not the explanation of statement 1.
• C. Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.
• D. Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.

Of all the millions of microbes that have been categorised, although there exist a large number of microbes that are pathogenic to humans and other species of life, there exist several variants of bacteria that are very useful for life on earth. Hence, it is true that microbes are an important aspect of life on earth, but not all are necessarily pathogenic.