Erythromycin Is an Antibiotic That

question 70

Multiple Choice

Erythromycin is an antibiotic that

• A) Inhibits prokaryotic peptidyl transferase
• B) Causes mRNA misreading via binding to 30S subunit
• C)Interferes with aminoacyl-tRNA binding via binding to the 30S subunit
• D) Inhibits eukaryotic peptidyl transferase
• E) Inhibits prokaryotic peptide chain elongation

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Definitions:

Control Variable

A factor that is kept constant to accurately test the impact of an independent variable on a dependent variable in an experiment.

Placebo

A harmless substance with no therapeutic effect, used in controlled experiments to test the efficacy of treatments.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects who do not receive the treatment being tested, used as a benchmark to measure the effect of the treatment.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment, it is the variable being tested and measured, which is expected to change due to manipulation of the independent variable.