The antibiotic penicillin is obtained from: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The antibiotic penicillin is obtained from:
A. Bacteria
B. Protozoa
C. Fungus
D. Algae
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Penicillin is derived from the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum (formerly P. notatum). Alexander Fleming discovered it in 1928.

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Which of the following scientists is credited with the discovery of the 'Krebs cycle' (Citric Acid Cycle)?
A. Otto Warburg
B. Arthur Kornberg
C. Melvin Calvin
D. Hans Adolf Krebs

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
The Krebs cycle, also known as the citric acid cycle or TCA cycle, is the central metabolic pathway for the oxidation of acetyl-CoA to produce energy (ATP, NADH, FADH2). It was discovered by the British-German biochemist Sir Hans Adolf Krebs in 1937. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1953 for this discovery. Melvin Calvin elucidated the carbon pathway in photosynthesis.

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Which of the following cell organelles is capable of self-replication?
A. Golgi apparatus
B. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
C. Lysosome
D. Mitochondria

Correct Answer: Option D


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Mitochondria and chloroplasts contain their own DNA and ribosomes (70S) and can replicate by binary fission, a feature supporting their endosymbiotic origin. Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, and rough ER cannot self-replicate; they are part of the endomembrane system and arise from pre-existing membranes. Mitochondria are thus semi-autonomous organelles.

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In the human digestive system, the 'Villi' of the small intestine are covered with even smaller, microscopic projections on the epithelial cells called:
A. Stereocilia
B. Flagella
C. Cilia
D. Microvilli

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
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