Multiple choice

Which of the follow is true regarding antibiotics?

  1. They block processes that occur only in eukaryotic cells

  2. They increase the rate of metabolism of prokaryotic cells

  3. They block processes that occur only in prokaryotic cells

  4. Eukaryotic cells do not carry out protein synthesis
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Antibiotics are designed to selectively target metabolic pathways and structures that occur only in prokaryotic cells, such as peptidoglycan cell walls or 70S ribosomes. This allows them to destroy bacterial pathogens without damaging the eukaryotic cells of the host organism.

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