Antibiotics Kill Bacterial Cells but Do Not (Usually) Damage Human

question 39

Multiple Choice

Antibiotics kill bacterial cells but do not (usually) damage human cells by taking advantage of the difference between human and bacterial cells. These differences include

• A) bacterial cells have cell walls, human cells do not.
• B) bacterial ribosomes are larger than those of humans.
• C) protein synthesis in bacteria is identical to that in human cells.
• D) bacterial cells have a cell membrane, human cells do not.
• E) human and bacterial DNA are enclosed in a nucleus.

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Definitions:

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure that indicates the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable predictable from the independent variable(s).

Standard Error

A statistical measure that estimates the accuracy of a sample mean by quantifying the dispersion of sample means around the population mean.

Regression Model

A statistical technique used to analyze the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Prediction Intervals

Ranges within which future values are expected to fall with a specified probability, based on a model or data.