Question

A compound synthesized by bacteria or fungi that destroys or inhibits the growth of other microbes is a/an:__________.

a. synthetic drug
b. antibiotic
c. antimicrobial drug
d. competitive inhibitor

Answer 1

antimicrobial drugs

Step-by-step explanation:

An antimicrobial is a substance that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, or protozoans.

Answer 2

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Step-by-step explanation:

A compound synthesized by bacteria or fungi that destroys or inhibits the growth of other microbes is an anti-microbial drug. Anti means "against" so anti microbes mean against microbes. Antimicrobial drugs are synthesized by bacteria and fungi and are used against microbes.