Substances That Are Naturally Produced by Certain Microorganisms That Can

question 93

Multiple Choice

Substances that are naturally produced by certain microorganisms that can inhibit or destroy bacteria are called ______.

• A) synthetic drugs
• B) antibiotics
• C) narrow-spectrum drugs
• D) semisynthetic drugs
• E) broad-spectrum drugs

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Definitions:

RNA

Ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells that plays a critical role in coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes.

Frameshift Mutations

Genetic mutations caused by insertions or deletions of a number of nucleotides in a DNA sequence that is not divisible by three, leading to a disruption of the reading frame during protein synthesis.

Base Pairs

Pairs of nucleotides that form the building blocks of the DNA double helix, with adenine pairing with thymine, and cytosine pairing with guanine.

Insertion

The attachment site of a muscle tendon to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts.