15 Questions
What is the primary mechanism by which antibiotics destroy bacteria?
Targeting prokaryote cell walls
What is the result of natural selection in a habitat with predators, where lighter-colored frogs are more visible?
An increase in the frequency of darker-colored frogs
What is the source of antibiotic-resistant traits in bacteria?
Random variations in bacterial populations
What is the consequence of natural selection in bacteria exposed to antibiotics?
The development of antibiotic-resistant strains
What is the driving force behind the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria?
Natural selection
What is the main difference between prokaryote cells and eukaryote cells?
Their cellular organelles
What is the process by which organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce?
Natural selection
What is the effect of traits such as enhanced cell walls or enzymes that break down antibiotics in bacteria?
Increased resistance to antibiotics
Why do darker-colored frogs have a selective advantage in a habitat with predators?
They are less vulnerable to predators
What is the role of random mutations and variations in organisms?
They can have positive, negative, or neutral effects on fitness
What happens to bacteria with resistant traits when antibiotics are used?
They are more likely to survive and reproduce
What is the result of natural selection in bacteria exposed to antibiotics?
The development of antibiotic-resistant strains
What is the primary mechanism by which bacteria develop antibiotic resistance?
Natural selection
Why do bacteria with resistant traits have a selective advantage when antibiotics are used?
Because they can break down antibiotics
What is the effect of the overuse of antibiotics on bacterial populations?
The development of antibiotic-resistant strains
Study Notes
• Strep throat is caused by bacteria and can be treated with antibiotics, which destroy prokaryote cells (bacteria) rather than eukaryote cells (human cells).
• Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria develop traits that make them resistant to antibiotics, leading to the survival and reproduction of resistant bacteria.
• Natural selection is the process by which organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing on their advantageous traits to their offspring.
• In a habitat with predators, lighter-colored frogs are more visible and vulnerable to predators, while darker-colored frogs have a selective advantage and are more likely to survive and reproduce.
• Over time, this can lead to an increase in the frequency of darker-colored frogs in the population, illustrating evolution through natural selection.
• Mutations and variations in organisms are random and can have positive, negative, or neutral effects on their fitness.
• In bacteria, random variations can include traits such as enhanced cell walls or enzymes that break down antibiotics, allowing them to survive antibiotic treatment.
• When antibiotics are used, bacteria with resistant traits have a selective advantage, reproduce, and pass on their resistant genes to their offspring.
• This process of natural selection in bacteria can lead to the development of antibiotic-resistant strains, making treatment more challenging.
• Hospitals face a particular challenge in preventing the spread of resistant bacterial infections, emphasizing the importance of good hygiene practices.
• Scientists are working to develop new antibiotics to stay ahead of bacterial resistance, and it is crucial to use antibiotics judiciously to prevent the selection of resistant bacteria.
Learn how antibiotic resistance develops in bacteria through natural selection, and how it affects the treatment of bacterial infections. Understand the role of mutations, variations, and selective advantage in the evolution of resistant strains.
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