Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Antibiotics

Antibiotics — practice question

Certain antibiotics act by attaching to ribosomes. Which statement accounts for the fact that these antibiotics kill bacterial cells but do not kill most human cells?

  • AmRNA in bacteria is formed in the cytoplasm from naked DNA.
  • BThe antibiotics cannot pass through human cell membranes.
  • CThe codes used for amino acids in bacteria are different from those used by humans.
  • DThe ribosomes of bacteria have a different structure from those of humans.

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