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Assertion: Bt toxin is produced by fungus Bacillus thuringienesis. Reason: Bt toxin is polysaccharide.
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Assertion: Bt toxin do not kill bacillus. Reason: Bt toxin protein exists in bacillus as inactive prototoxins.
Bt stands for (a) Bacterial toxin (b) Botulinum toxin (c) Bacillus thuringiensis (d) Bacillus toxin
What is true about Bt-toxin? (a) The concerned bacillus has antitoxins. (b) The inactive protoxin gets converted into active form in the insect gut (c) Bt-protein exists as active toxin in the bacillus. (d) The activated toxin enters the ovary of pest to sterilize it and thus prevent its multiplication.
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