Why is it problematic to take antibiotics for viral diseases?

What will be an ideal response?


Antibiotics do not kill viruses. But more importantly, the overuse of antibiotics leads to resistant
strains of bacteria in the body.

Biology & Microbiology

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Although the genetic contributions of egg and sperm

nuclei are equal, the egg contributes more to cell differentiation because of a. its energy reserves. b. its cytoskeletal elements. c. its specialized proteins. d. its maternal messages. e. all of these.

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Upstream promoter elements in eukaryotes are:a

nucleotide sequences that act as binding sites for RNA polymerase. b. nucleotide sequences that regulate the efficiency of transcription initiation. c. nucleotide sequences that contain the TATA box. d. proteins that enhance RNA polymerase binding to the promoter. e. proteins that inhibit RNA polymerase binding to the promoter.

Biology & Microbiology

Plant hormones bring about a physiological response in the plant after binding to the nucleus of the plant cells.

a. true b. false

Biology & Microbiology

Peptidoglycan is a unique macromolecule found in bacterial

A. inclusions. B. capsules. C. slime layers. D. cell walls. E. cell membranes.

Biology & Microbiology