Gene Alignment and Antibiotic Resistance Quiz
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What did Alexander Fleming accidentally discover in 1928?

  • Staphylococcus bacteria
  • Fungus contamination
  • Bacteria-free zones
  • Penicillin (correct)
  • What practical applications of gene alignments are mentioned in the text?

  • Preventing Staphylococcus growth
  • Investigating antibiotic resistance (correct)
  • Creating bacteria-free zones
  • Exploring sequence similarity
  • What did Alexander Fleming notice upon returning from a holiday in Suffolk in 1928?

  • Bacteria-free zones
  • Sequence similarity
  • A large amount of data
  • Fungus contamination on a culture plate (correct)
  • What did the fungus create wherever it grew on the plate?

    <p>Bacteria-free zones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did P. notatum prove to be extremely effective at, even at very low concentrations?

    <p>Preventing Staphylococcus growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery in 1928?

    <p>Penicillin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the fungus create wherever it grew on the plate?

    <p>Bacteria-free zones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the practical effect of P. notatum, as observed by Alexander Fleming?

    <p>Extremely effective at very low concentrations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Alexander Fleming accidentally leave uncovered, leading to the discovery of penicillin?

    <p>Culture plate of Staphylococcus bacteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Alexander Fleming notice upon returning from a holiday in Suffolk in 1928?

    <p>Fungus contamination on the culture plate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Alexander Fleming notice upon returning from a holiday in Suffolk in 1928?

    <p>A fungus had contaminated a culture plate of Staphylococcus bacteria he had accidentally left uncovered</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the practical outcome of the accidental discovery made by Alexander Fleming?

    <p>The accidental discovery of a new antibiotic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the fungus create wherever it grew on the plate?

    <p>Bacteria-free zones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the key observation made by Alexander Fleming regarding the fungus contamination?

    <p>The fungus had created bacteria-free zones wherever it grew on the plate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What proved to be extremely effective at very low concentrations in preventing Staphylococcus growth?

    <p>P. notatum</p> Signup and view all the answers

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