A population of bacteria is treated with an antibiotic. Because of variation in the population of bacteria, what is a possible outcome of the treatment?

A. The population will increase rapidly.
B. All of the bacteria will be resistant to the antibiotic.
C. The population will be better able to obtain a food source.
D. Some of the bacteria may be resistant to the antibiotic and survive.

The correct option is D.
Antibiotic resistant is said to occur, when a particular antibiotic has lost its capacity to effectively eliminate or control the growth of a particular type of bacteria. In this case, the bacteria continues to grow and multiply in the present of the antibiotic drug. Antibiotic resistant usually occur when a bacteria has develop a variation that makes it possible for it to inactivate the antibiotic drug that is used against it. A bacteria that is formerly susceptible to a particular antibiotic may later become resistant to the same drug by developing variations that inactivate the antibiotic drug that is administer to destroy it.

Answered by Erudite1 | 2024-06-24

D) some of the bacteria may be resistant to the antibiotic and survive

Answered by marvalentina1996 | 2024-06-24

The correct answer is D: Some of the bacteria may be resistant to the antibiotic and survive. Due to genetic variation, some bacteria can withstand antibiotic treatments, leading to them reproducing and increasing in number. This results in a population that is increasingly resistant to the antibiotic used.
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Answered by Erudite1 | 2024-12-16