Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Movement into and out of cells

Movement into and out of cells — practice question

An antibiotic is moved into bacterial cells by a membrane channel protein, P. In some bacterial cells, resistance to this antibiotic has appeared after they acquired a mutation that changes P. This mutation stops the antibiotic from entering the cell. Which conclusions can be drawn about how resistance to this antibiotic arose in these bacteria?

  • A1, 2 and 3
  • B1 and 3 only
  • C2 and 3 only
  • D2 only

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