VBS 2032 Genetics and Antibiotic
Resistance Lab Notebook Questions
with complete solution
Where does streptomycin bind in the cell? - correct answer ✔
Why is streptomycin toxic for bacteria, but not for human cells? - correct
answer ✔
Where does rifampin bind in the cell? - correct answer ✔
Why is rifampin toxic for bacteria, but not for human cells? - correct answer
✔
Microbes like bacteria and fungi produce antibiotics to:
a.inhibit the growth of competitors
b. communicate
c. serve as a nutrient source
d. inhibit growth and/or communicate - correct answer ✔inhibit growth and/
or communicate
After serial dilutions have been plated and incubated for growth, each colony
on the plate represents:
a. 1 CFU/ml
b. 1 cell in the original sample
c. 10 cells in the original sample
Resistance Lab Notebook Questions
with complete solution
Where does streptomycin bind in the cell? - correct answer ✔
Why is streptomycin toxic for bacteria, but not for human cells? - correct
answer ✔
Where does rifampin bind in the cell? - correct answer ✔
Why is rifampin toxic for bacteria, but not for human cells? - correct answer
✔
Microbes like bacteria and fungi produce antibiotics to:
a.inhibit the growth of competitors
b. communicate
c. serve as a nutrient source
d. inhibit growth and/or communicate - correct answer ✔inhibit growth and/
or communicate
After serial dilutions have been plated and incubated for growth, each colony
on the plate represents:
a. 1 CFU/ml
b. 1 cell in the original sample
c. 10 cells in the original sample
