Question
Why don’t antibiotics work on viruses?
A
Viruses are too strong
B
Viruses are not living cells
C
Antibiotics are too weak
D
Antibiotics are for animals
A
Viruses are too strong
B
Viruses are not living cells
C
Antibiotics are too weak
D
Antibiotics are for animals
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is **B**: Viruses are not living cells.
Antibiotics work by targeting specific processes in living cells, such as cell wall synthesis or protein synthesis, which are not present in viruses. Viruses lack the cellular structures and machinery that antibiotics target, as they rely on host cells to replicate and function.
Antibiotics work by targeting specific processes in living cells, such as cell wall synthesis or protein synthesis, which are not present in viruses. Viruses lack the cellular structures and machinery that antibiotics target, as they rely on host cells to replicate and function.