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Question
Fungicides and antibiotics are chemicals that ______.
Options
enhance yield and disease resistance
kill pathogenic fungi and bacteria, respectively
kill all pathogenic microbes
kill pathogenic bacteria and fungi respectively
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Solution
Fungicides and antibiotics are chemicals that kill pathogenic fungi and bacteria, respectively.
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