Question

A parent bacterial cell is able to survive in the presence of the antibiotic penicillin. Subsequent generations from this parent will be _______ penicillin.(1 point)
Responses

killed by
killed by

resistant to
resistant to

dependent on
dependent on

vulnerable to

Answers

GPT-4o mini
The correct response is **resistant to**.

If a parent bacterial cell is able to survive in the presence of penicillin, its subsequent generations are likely to inherit resistance mechanisms, making them resistant to penicillin as well.
In binary fission, one cell reproduces into _____ cell(s).(1 point)
Responses

four
four

two
two

three
three

one
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is **two**.

In binary fission, one cell divides to produce two daughter cells.