Question
Chemistry Question on antimicrobials
The antibiotics have no effect on viruses because
A
viruses show metabolism of their own
B
viruses are too small in size for antibiotics to act upon them
C
viruses show no metabolism of their own
D
viruses produce a thick covering and encyst themselves as endospores
Answer
viruses show no metabolism of their own
Explanation
Solution
The antibiotics have no effect on viruses because viruses show no metabolism of their own. Metabolic activity depends only in other living cells.