BI-1461
Antibiotic resistance
Biology · Secondary 4 · Medium · Antibiotic resistance
A bacterial population in a hospital ward becomes resistant to a new antibiotic after several months of use. Which process directly explains how the resistant bacteria became more common in the population?
- genetic mutation
- overuse of antibiotics
- natural selection
- patients not finishing a course of antibiotics
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