BI-332
Antibiotic resistance
Biology · Secondary 3 · Medium · Antibiotic resistance
A course of antibiotics is prescribed for 7 days. A patient stops taking the antibiotics after 3 days when they feel better. How can this behaviour contribute to antibiotic resistance in bacteria?
- Resistant bacteria survive the partial treatment and then reproduce.
- The antibiotics permanently change all bacteria into harmless forms.
- The patient’s body starts producing its own antibiotics.
- Non-resistant bacteria become viruses and avoid the drug.
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