Question

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Fill in the blank with the correct missing term.

17. Most bacterial diseases in humans can be treated with ________________.

18. Antibiotics are chemicals that stop the growth and ___________________ of bacteria.

19. Many antibiotics work by preventing bacteria from building _______________.

20. Other antibiotics work by affecting ________________, which interrupts the production of proteins.

Answer 1

17) Most bacterial diseases in humans can be treated with ANTIBIOTICS.

18) Antibiotics are chemicals that stop the growth and REPRODUCTION of bacteria.

19) Many antibiotics work by preventing bacteria from building CELL WALLS.

20) Other antibiotics work by affecting RIBOSOMES IN BACTERIA, which interrupts the production of proteins.

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Answer 2

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Step-by-step explanation:

17. antibiotics

18. reproduction (growth is increase in size and number)

19. cell walls (like penicillin. This mechanism is important because it will not harm the host as human cells don't have cell walls.)

20. 70S ribosomes (because this is where protein synthesis occurs in bacteria)