Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Antibiotics

Antibiotics — practice question

Several common antibiotics are shown below, and the process blocked by each one is given. 1 rifampicin - blocks RNA polymerase 2 streptomycin - blocks $70\text{S}$ ribosomes 3 neomycin - blocks DNA synthesis 4 ampicillin - blocks peptidoglycan synthesis Which of these antibiotics will influence only the activities of bacterial cells?

  • A1, 2, 3 and 4
  • B1, 2 and 3 only
  • C2 and 4 only
  • D4 only

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