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A period of adaptation is required before microbial degradation of xenobiotics.

(a) True

(b) False

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Right option is (a) True

To elaborate: Xenobiotics or the synthetic organic compounds like herbicides and pesticides can be degraded by microorganisms but a period of adaptation is required before microbial degradation of the xenobiotic compounds.

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