Antibiotics are chemicals that either kill or _____ the growth of bacteria
inhibit
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When an antibiotic prevents a bacterial cell from forming the cell wall, it can lead to ____ _______
osmotic lysis
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Mutations in bacterial DNA can cause antibiotic _____
resistance
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Methicillin is an antibiotic that inhibits the enzyme involved in _____ _____ formation
cell wall
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________ gene transmission is where genes are passed on during reproduction
vertical
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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
asexually plasmids
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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
conjugation
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Individuals with better adaptations are more likely to ______, reproduce and pass on the _____ to their offspring
survive alleles
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TB is becoming harder to treat as ______-_______ strains are evolving quicker than drug companies can develop new antibiotics
multidrug resistant
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The major problem with MRSA is that some ____ are resistant to nearly all the antibiotics that are available
strains
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TB is a ____ disease caused by bacteria
lung
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MRSA causes a range of illnesses from minor ____ infections to life-threatening diseases
skin
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Card 2
Front
When an antibiotic prevents a bacterial cell from forming the cell wall, it can lead to ____ _______
Back
osmotic lysis
Card 3
Front
Mutations in bacterial DNA can cause antibiotic _____
Back
Card 4
Front
Methicillin is an antibiotic that inhibits the enzyme involved in _____ _____ formation
Back
Card 5
Front
________ gene transmission is where genes are passed on during reproduction
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