Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Cell structure

Cell structure — practice question

Penicillin is an antibiotic that destroys bacteria by stopping them from building cell walls. Why does penicillin have no effect on viruses?

  • AViruses become resistant to penicillin.
  • BViruses do not contain cytoplasm.
  • CViruses do not have cell walls.
  • DViruses reproduce very rapidly.

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