Antibiotics & other medicines (Edexcel GCSE Biology Combined Science): Quizzes
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What do antibiotics kill inside the body?
What do antibiotics kill inside the body?
Bacterial pathogens
Why can't antibiotics kill viruses?
Why can't antibiotics kill viruses?
Viruses use body cells to reproduce
What do painkillers like aspirin treat?
What do painkillers like aspirin treat?
Symptoms of disease
What causes some bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics?
What causes some bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics?
Mutations during reproduction
What happens to non-resistant bacteria when exposed to antibiotics?
What happens to non-resistant bacteria when exposed to antibiotics?
They die
How does penicillin kill bacteria?
How does penicillin kill bacteria?
Prevents cell wall formation
How can we prevent development of antibiotic-resistant strains?
How can we prevent development of antibiotic-resistant strains?
Finish courses of antibiotics
Why don't antibiotics that target cell walls harm human cells?
Why don't antibiotics that target cell walls harm human cells?
Human cells don't have cell walls
How do viruses reproduce?
How do viruses reproduce?
By hijacking host cell machinery
What process do some antibiotics disrupt to stop bacteria multiplying?
What process do some antibiotics disrupt to stop bacteria multiplying?
Protein synthesis