everyday science MCQ #1056

The famous antibiotic 'Penicillin' was discovered by:

everyday science MCQ #1056

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The famous antibiotic 'Penicillin' was discovered by:

    • A) Charles Darwin
    • B) Alexander Fleming
    • C) Isaac Newton
    • D) Robert Hooke

    Answer: Alexander Fleming

    Explanation: Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 when he noticed that the mold Penicillium notatum had contaminated his bacterial cultures and killed the surrounding Staphylococcus bacteria.