Question

Ultra violet radiation

X-rays
nitrous acid
viruses
fungal-infected peanuts
All of the substances are ____________, which cause inheritable changes in genetic material.
A) agents
B) mutagens
C) pathogens
D) vectors

Answer 1

Mutagens- vectors are things that carry diseases (e.g mosquitoes), pathogens are just germs and bacteria, agents are things which cause changes, whereas Mutagens are agents which cause genetic mutations