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A population of bacteria is treated with an antibiotic. Because of variation in the population of bacteria, what is a possible outcome of the treatment? A) The population will increase rapidly. B) All of the bacteria will be resistant to the antibiotic. Eliminate C) The population will be better able to obtain a food source. D) Some of the bacteria may be resistant to the antibiotic and survive.



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D) some of the bacteria may be resistant to the antibiotic and survive
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The correct option is D.

Antibiotic resistant is said to occur, when a particular antibiotic has lost its capacity to effectively eliminate or control the growth of a particular type of bacteria. In this case, the bacteria continues to grow and multiply in the present of the antibiotic drug. Antibiotic resistant usually occur when a bacteria has develop a variation that makes it possible for it to inactivate the antibiotic drug that is used against it. A bacteria that is formerly susceptible to a particular antibiotic may later become resistant to the same drug by developing variations that inactivate the antibiotic drug that is administer to destroy it.

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