Biology · Biotechnology
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Chemicals used for destroying agricultural competitors are known as:
- A
Antibiotics
- B
Pesticides
- C
Disinfectants
- D
Chemotherapeutic agents
Pesticides are a class of chemicals that are used to kill crop-eating insects, unwanted weeds etc. Insecticides, herbicides, nematicides; they all come under the umbrella of pesticides.
Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections.
Pesticides are substances used to control or kill pests, which include insects, weeds, rodents, fungi, and other organisms considered undesirable. They are broadly classified into categories like herbicides (for plants), insecticides (for insects), and fungicides (for fungi). These chemicals are widely used in agriculture to protect crops and in public health to control disease vectors
Disinfectants are used to inhibit the growth of vegetative cells and are used on non-living surfaces.
Chemotherapeutic agents are used to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
Tagged under Biology · Biotechnology · 2017