Question

Scientist from different fields work together to continually modify the chemical composition of antibiotic medicines this is to keep up with adaptive abilities of the pathogen antibiotics are intended to treat. antibiotics inhibit the formation of membranes in certain prokaryotes which of the following would most likely be treated with antibiotics ?

A. body cells

B. foreign pathogens

C. inherited factors

D. cells that carry mutations

Explain your answer

Answer 1

The correct answer would be a B. foreign pathogen.

Antibiotics refer to the group of drugs which inhibit the growth of pathogens such as bacteria.

They are mainly designed to treat bacterial infections. For other pathogens such as a virus, fungi et cetera different classes of drugs are used such as anti-viral (for viruses), anti-fungal (for fungal infection) et cetera.

The mechanism of action of antibiotics may include:

• Inhibition of synthesis of cell wall
• Inhibition of synthesis of proteins
• Inhibition of synthesis of nucleic acid
• Cell membrane alterations
• Inhibition of metabolite activity

Common example may include penicillin and derivatives.

Answer 2

Among the following, the most likely to be treated with antibiotics are
B. foreign pathogens
Foreign pathogens are prokaryotes which are susceptible to antibiotics. Body cells, mutated cells, and inherited factors are immune from antibiotics.