What Is Life? 2nd Edition by Jay Phelan

Exercise 7

Which of the following statements about antibiotics is incorrect?
A) Penicillin was the first antibiotic isolated from bacteria and was widely used to fight bacterial infections.
B) Antibiotics help microbes compete with other microbes.
C) Antibiotic-resistant microbes are selected for in humans who are taking antibiotics.
D) Antibiotics, though effective against viruses, are not effective against bacteria.
E) Antibiotics are used not just in human health care but also in agriculture.