Final answer:
Amphotericin B is used for serious fungal infections but does not exhibit a high degree of selective toxicity because its effects can also harm human cells, causing significant side effects like nephrotoxicity. The answer to the question is False.
Step-by-step explanation:
Amphotericin B is a potent antifungal medication used to treat serious systemic fungal infections, such as aspergillosis, cryptococcal meningitis, histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, and candidiasis. While it is true that it targets fungal cell membranes by creating pores, amphotericin B lacks a high degree of selective toxicity because its mechanism can also impact human cell membranes, resulting in significant side effects such as nephrotoxicity and, less commonly, hepatotoxicity and bone marrow depression. Therefore, the correct answer to the question of whether amphotericin B exhibits a high degree of selective toxicity is Option 2: False.