Antibiotic Resistance

What do bacteria like to share between one another?

• DNA

• Power

• Gossip

• Medicine

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Can antibiotics stop working?

• Yes

• No

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What is it called when an antibiotic stops working?

• Antibiotic resistance

• Bacterial selection

• Macroevolution

• Plasmid production

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What is a way that antibiotics defeat bacteria?

• Explode 'em

• Prevent 'em from multiplying

• Starve them

• All of the above

Did some bacteria naturally have resistance to antibiotics even before humans created antibiotic drugs?

• Yes

• No

• IMPOSSIBLE!

bacteria with extra genetic material for antibiotic resistance tend to be _______________________ compared to wild bacteria

• more fit

• less fit

• stronger

• weaker

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30 years for bacteria is roughly equivalent to _______________________ years for humans, in terms of reproduction and new generations.

• 1 thousand

• 1 million

• 1 billion

• 1 trillion

Is everything covered in bacteria?

• Yes

• No

Are all bacteria bad?

• Yes, they all make you sick

• No, some even help you digest your food

A spoonful of soil might contain ___________ individual microbes, and over ____________ species of microbes.

• 1 Billion, 10 thousand

• 1 million, one billion

• 10 thousand, 1 billion

• 1 milllion, 1 million

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