[Solved] Consider the following: 1. Bacteria 2. Fungi 3. Virus Which all the above can be cultured in artificial/synthetic medium?

Q69. Consider the following:

1. Bacteria

2. Fungi

3. Virus

Which all the above can be cultured in artificial/synthetic medium?

A. 1 and 2 only

B. 2 and 3 only

C. 1 and 3 only

D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer: A

Explanation:

• Bacteria and fungi can be cultured in artificial or synthetic media because they can grow and reproduce using the nutrients provided in such media.
• Viruses cannot be cultured in artificial or synthetic media because they require living host cells for replication; they are obligate intracellular parasites and cannot multiply on their own in non-living media