Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. The mycotoxins are not necessary for the growth or the development of the fungi.

  2. Mycotoxins weakens the receiving host.

  3. The production of toxins depends on the surrounding intrinsic and extrinsic environments.

  4. The mycotoxins in stored animal feed are the cause of rare phenotypical sex changes in hens.

  5. Mycotoxins gets easily broken down in digestion.
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Explanation

Mycotoxins can appear in the food chain as a result of fungal infection of crops, either by being eaten directly by humans or by being used as livestock feed. Mycotoxins greatly resist decomposition or being broken down in digestion, so they remain in the food chain in meat and dairy products.

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