Biological Resistance

Reorder the following

• Bacterial infection occurs

• Antibiotics kill 95% of the infection

• Bacteria have resistance to antibiotics

• Survivors of the antibiotics produce new bacteria

A doctor prescribes antibiotics and the patient only takes it for 7 of the 10 recommended days. What could happen to this patient?

• They could develop an antibiotic resistant secondary infection

• They could return the remaining medication and get some money back

• They could experience an allergic reaction

• They could develop a stomach ulcer

During natural selection, the organisms with the best adaptations..

• survive better in their environment
• have higher fitness
• pass down their traits more often
• All of these are correct

The word “antibiotic” means

• "against growth"

• "against disease"

• "against all odds"

• “against life”

During natural selection, the organisms with the best adaptations..

• Are better adapted to survive

• Reproduce

• Pass on their genes

• All of the above

People are making antibiotic resistance worse by:

• Taking antibiotics only when they need them

• Not finishing the full course of prescribed antibiotics

• Not sharing antibiotics with others

• Taking antibiotics for when they have a virus

What is antibiotic resistance?

• The ability for humans to resist antibiotics.
• The ability for humans to repel bacteria. 
• The ability for bacteria to resist antibiotics.
• The ability for bacteria to become weak from antibiotics.

What is happening because bacteria became more resistant to antibiotics.

• Bacteria are dying out.
• Humans are increasing in population.
• Antibiotics are becoming weaker.
• Bacteria are starting to multiply and grow

How has antibiotic resistance changed over time?

• It hasn't changed at all
• Antibiotics are being made cheaply and bacteria are becoming more resistant
• Humans are buying less antibiotics and becoming weaker
• Bacteria are becoming more resistant to the antibiotics that are being perscribed

If you take antibiotics only the resistant bacteria survive and the non-resistant bacteria die. This is an example of...

• Resistance

• Survival of the fittest

• How antibiotics work