Antibiotics

Question 1

how does a antibiotic work?

Answer 1

Destroying the structure of bacterium

• weakening cell wall cell burst
• damaging the cell membrane causing cell contents to leak

Inhibit the metabolism of bacteria leads to death of cell

Question 2

How does resistance develop?

Answer 2

Based on natural selection

Resistance develops due to:

Reproduction rapidly by binary fission
A mutilation provides protection against antibiotic developed in bacterium
Antibiotics only destroys part of bacteria
Resistant bacteria with mutation survive +multiply
New population of resistance bacteria is formed

Question 3

Why does resistance develop?

Answer 3

incorrect antibiotic is prescribed
course of antibiotic is not completed
incorrect diagnosis eg. Virus treated with antibiotic
Unnecessary use of antibiotic

Question 4

what is biotechnology

Answer 4

the use of living organisms or biological systems for industrial purposes such as food processing or production of antibiotics

Question 5

What are antibiotics?

Answer 5

substances that destroy microorganisms

Question 6

What is a antimetabolite?

Answer 6

substance that interfere with a cells metabolically processes