A New Antibiotic Is Developed That Interferes with the Way

question 42

Multiple Choice

A new antibiotic is developed that interferes with the way tRNA fits into bacterial ribosomes.How would this kill them?

• A)The bacteria would be unable to produce necessary enzymes to carry out basic metabolism.
• B)The tRNA would be unable to carry out transcription.
• C)Ribosomes will not be able to produce mRNA and cell functions will halt.
• D)tRNA would not unwind the DNA to allow DNA polymerase to copy it, thus cell division stops.

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Definitions:

Eye Muscles

Muscles located around the eyes that enable movements of the eyeball and adjusting the pupil size.

Binocular Disparity

A visual phenomenon where each eye receives a slightly different image, which the brain merges to perceive depth.

Shape Continuity

A perceptual phenomenon where the visual system prefers to see continuous shapes rather than disrupted or disconnected ones.

Apparent Motion

The perception of movement in a stationary object or scene due to relative motion between the observer and the object or due to visual illusions.