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Microbes produce either primary or secondary metabolites during fermentation. A metabolite production curve is shown below: The following statements refer to the above figure: A. A primary metabolite has a production curve that lags behind the line showing cell growth. B. A primary metabolite is produced after the Trophophase is completed. C. A secondary metabolite is produced mainly during Idiophase. D. The curve shows the production of Penicillin from mold Which of the above statements are correct?

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Explanation

Analysis of microbes produce either primary or secondary metabolites shows C and D represents established outcome. functional assays supports option B, whereas distractors confuse substrate or regulatory direction and fail to reproduce observed results.

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