Question 1
Which of the following is a true statement about natural selection?
Question 2
What often happens to bacteria that are not resistant to antibiotics during treatment?
Question 3
Why are antibiotics effective against bacteria but not human cells?
Question 4
What is a major concern with the use of antibiotics today?
Question 5
Why are good hygiene practices important in healthcare settings?
Question 6
In the context of natural selection, what determines the fitness of an organism?
Question 7
What is the role of vaccines in combating bacterial infections?
Question 8
In the frog example of natural selection, which trait is advantageous?
Question 9
Why is it important to develop new antibiotics continuously?
Question 10
What characteristic of bacteria allows them to rapidly develop antibiotic resistance?
Question 11
How can bacteria transfer resistance genes to other bacteria?
Question 12
When should antibiotics be used according to the lecture notes?
Question 13
Which frog trait described in the notes is an example of a positive trait in terms of fitness?
Question 14
What happens to bacterial traits that confer higher fitness in the presence of antibiotics?
Question 15
What causes selection pressure in bacteria during antibiotic treatment?