BI-331
Antibiotics
Biology · Secondary 3 · Medium · Antibiotics
A patient is given an antibiotic that prevents bacteria from forming new cell walls. What is the most direct effect of this antibiotic on the bacteria?
- The bacteria cannot maintain their shape and may burst when growing.
- The bacteria immediately stop all respiration and die at once.
- The bacteria become viruses and avoid the antibiotic.
- The bacteria grow larger cell walls that resist the antibiotic.
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