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Card 6

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Bacteria reproduce _________ so if they were to have antibiotic resistance (in chromosome or in ______), they would be passed on during reproduction

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Card 7

Front

Horizontal gene transmission involves two bacteria joining together in a process called ____________ where a copy of a plasmid is passed from one cell to another

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Card 8

Front

Individuals with better adaptations are more likely to ______, reproduce and pass on the _____ to their offspring

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Card 9

Front

TB is becoming harder to treat as ______-_______ strains are evolving quicker than drug companies can develop new antibiotics

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Card 10

Front

The major problem with MRSA is that some ____ are resistant to nearly all the antibiotics that are available

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Card 11

Front

TB is a ____ disease caused by bacteria

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Card 12

Front

MRSA causes a range of illnesses from minor ____ infections to life-threatening diseases

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