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Question
What is an antibiotic? Give two examples
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Solution
Antibiotics are the chemicals secreted by microorganisms like fungi and bacteria that kill or hinder the growth of certain other kinds of microorganisms like bacteria, e.g., pen; cillin and streptomycin.
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