Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Antibiotics

Antibiotics — practice question

Why are most viruses that cause disease in humans not affected by antibiotics?

  • AViral antigens do not bind to antibiotics.
  • BViral nucleic acids are protected by a protein coat.
  • CViruses contain no ribosomes or mRNA.
  • DViruses reproduce inside living eukaryotic cells.

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