Understanding:
6.3.U7: Antibiotic blocks processes that occur in prokaryotic cells but not in eukaryotic cells
6.3.U8: Viruses lack a metabolism and cannot therefore be treated with antibiotics.
Objective:
6.3.U7: Antibiotic blocks processes that occur in prokaryotic cells but not in eukaryotic cells
6.3.U8: Viruses lack a metabolism and cannot therefore be treated with antibiotics.
Objective:
- Define antibiotic.
- Outline the mechanisms by which antibiotics kill bacteria.
- Explain why antibiotics are ineffective against viruses.