The penicillins act by:
1. weakening the bacterial cell wall to the point that the cell ruptures and dies.
2. inhibiting protein synthesis and suppressing bacterial growth.
3. disrupting bacterial protein synthesis, destroying the bacterial cell.
4. disrupting biochemical reactions, resulting in the death of the cell.
Correct Answer: 1
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