14.) When penicillin was first introduced, it was very effective in destroying 0 points
most of the bacteria that cause the STI, gonorrhea. Today, certain varieties
of this bacterium are resistant to penicillin. Which statement best explains
the appearance of these resistant varieties? *
•Penicillin stimulated the bacteria to become resistant, and this resistance was passed
to the offspring.
•Penicillin killed the susceptible bacteria, while naturally resistant varieties survived
and reproduced.
•Penicillin used today is not as strong as the penicillin used when it was first
introduced
•Penicillin stimulated the production of defense proteins in the resistant bacteria.