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Cefalexin was developed through medical biotechnology. It kills disease-causing organisms by preventing them from developing a cell wall. Which term or terms best describes cefalexin?(1 point)
Responses

vaccine
vaccine

antibiotic
antibiotic

bacteria
bacteria

weakened virus
weakened virus

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Correct answer: antibiotic.

Cephalexin (cefalexin) is an antibiotic (a cephalosporin) that kills bacteria by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis. It is not a vaccine, a bacterium, or a weakened virus.