It's Raining Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

What is one of the roles of bacteria in the environment?

• They can help organisms survive.

• They are always harmful.

• They only cause diseases.

• They are not found in the air.

How do quinolones affect bacteria?

• They make bacteria more resistant to cold.

• They increase bacterial mutation rates.

• They prevent bacteria from copying their DNA.

• They enhance bacterial DNA replication.

What is a plasmid?

• A small ring of DNA that can carry resistance genes.

• A large circular molecule storing bacterial DNA.

• A type of virus that infects bacteria.

• A protein that helps bacteria reproduce.

Which process involves bacteria picking up DNA from their environment?

• Transduction

• Replication

• Conjugation

• Transformation

How can bacteria reach the atmosphere?

• Through photosynthesis.

• By growing on trees.

• By swimming in rivers.

• Through human activities like construction.

What did researchers find in cloud samples?

• No bacteria at all.

• Only dead bacteria.

• Bacteria with antibiotic resistance genes.

• Bacteria that cannot survive in cold environments.

Why is it important to study bacteria in clouds?

• To predict weather patterns.

• To find new antibiotics.

• To understand how bacteria can spread resistance globally.

• To measure cloud density.