Describe how orally taken antibiotics can result in the harmful alteration in digestive functions and disease
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Antibiotics inhibit the growth of the normal flora as well as pathogens leading to the loss of antibiotic-susceptible bacteria in the intestinal tract. In the absence of the full complement of normal flora, opportunistic microorganisms such as Candida ablibacans can become established.
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The test tubes in the photograph contain Benedict’s solution and two unknown substances that have been heated. What do the results indicate for each substance?
What will be an ideal response?
Inhibitors of protein synthesis typically key on
A. peptidoglycan precursors. B. penicillin-binding proteins. C. ribosomes. D. porin proteins.
When water ionizes, it produces equal amounts of hydrogen and hydroxide ions that can reassociate with each other. The pH of water is:
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 E. 7
Blood flows from the peritubular capillaries to the structure indicated by the letter ____
a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E