Antibiotics & Antibiotics Resistance Exit Pass

Fill in the blank: Antibiotics are used to treat infections caused by ________.

• Viruses

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasites

Some antibiotics inhibit bacterial growth by binding to the ______.

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

Why can't antibiotics inhibit protein synthesis in viruses?

• A) Viruses have cell walls

• B) Viruses do not have ribosomes

• C) Viruses have cell membranes

• D) Viruses grow rapidly.

Random mutations occur in bacteria when they reproduce, and their genes may ____.

• remain the same

• change

• disappear

• multiply

Bacteria that are less sensitive to an antibiotic will ______.

• be killed easily

• survive and multiply

• not pass down their genes

• become less resistant.