Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What are antibiotics?
What are antibiotics?
Substances produced by micro-organisms
Which organisms do antibiotics kill or prevent the growth of?
Which organisms do antibiotics kill or prevent the growth of?
Bacteria and fungi
What happens when an antibiotic is first used in an organism?
What happens when an antibiotic is first used in an organism?
It kills all of the bacteria
Where does the mutation for antibiotic resistance first occur?
Where does the mutation for antibiotic resistance first occur?
In one bacterium
Where is the gene for antibiotic resistance found in a bacterium?
Where is the gene for antibiotic resistance found in a bacterium?
On the plasmid
What happens to resistant bacteria as sensitive bacteria are killed?
What happens to resistant bacteria as sensitive bacteria are killed?
They survive, replicate and spread
What are multi-resistant bacteria?
What are multi-resistant bacteria?
Bacteria resistant to most/all antibiotics
What is MRSA commonly known as?
What is MRSA commonly known as?
A superbug
Which is a cause of antibiotic resistance?
Which is a cause of antibiotic resistance?
Over-prescription by doctors
How does patient behaviour contribute to antibiotic resistance?
How does patient behaviour contribute to antibiotic resistance?
Failure to complete the full course