Question

If a patient was infected by a population made up of 40 of a kind of bacteria, would they be as easy, as hard, or harder to eliminate with antibiotics as a population of the 40 bacteria?

A) Easier

B) Harder

C) As hard

D) Not enough information to determine

Answer 1

The bacteria population in the infected patient would be harder to eliminate with antibiotics compared to a population of the same bacteria because of the potential development of antibiotic resistance.

Step-by-step explanation:

The bacteria population in the infected patient would be harder to eliminate with antibiotics compared to a population of the same bacteria because of the potential development of antibiotic resistance.

Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria mutate or acquire genetic material that allows them to survive exposure to antibiotics. When a population of bacteria is exposed to antibiotics, the antibiotics will kill the susceptible bacteria, but the resistant ones will survive and continue to multiply, making it harder to eliminate the infection.