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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