1.2. Antibiotic Treatment

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When a bacteria has become stronger and less responsive to antibiotics

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Antibiotic resistance

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The effectiveness of an antibiotic depends on the structure of the bacteria.

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True

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The one-way transfer of DNA between bacteria in cellular contact

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Conjugation

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A small ring of DNA that carries accessory genes separate from those of the bacterial chromosome

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Plasmid

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The transfer of genetic material from one organism (such as a bacterium) to another by a genetic vector

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Transduction

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The genetic modification of a bacterium by incorporation of free DNA from another ruptured bacterial cell

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Transformation

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Why are antibiotics not effective against viruses?

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Viruses are not free-living organisms

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Thick outer membrane and thin peptidoglycan.

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Gram -

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Protects the bacteria cell

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Capsule

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What is found in a bacteria cell? Options: Nucleus, Nucleoid, Mitochondria, Golgi Apparatus

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Nucleoid