The first antibiotic called penicillin was extracted from :

a protozoan

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a fungus

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an alga

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a bacterium

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Solution

The correct option is B a fungus

Correct option: (c) a fungus.

Antibiotic penicillin was accidentally discovered by Alexander Fleming.

This antibiotic was made from the fungus called Penicillium.

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The first antibiotic called penicillin was extracted from :

(a) a bacterium (b) a protozoan (c) a fungus (d) an alga

Fill in the blanks.

The antibiotic penicillin, is extracted from a mould called ________.

The antibiotic penicillin was discovered by:

________________, in 1928, first discovered penicillin antibiotic.

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