Question

Assertion : Saccharomyces cerevisiae produces acetic acid.

Reason : Trichoderma polysporum produces blood cholestrol lowering agent.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A and R are false

Answer 1

Correct option (d) A and R are false

Explanation :

Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is used for commercial production of ethanol. A bioactive molecule, cyclosportin A which is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients, is produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum.