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

Question

a. vulnerable to
b. dependent on
c. resistant to
d. killed by

Answer 1

The correct answer is c. resistant to.

When a parent bacterial cell survives in the presence of an antibiotic like penicillin, it indicates that the bacterium has some form of resistance. As this parent cell divides and produces subsequent generations, those offspring will inherit the traits that allow them to survive in the presence of penicillin, making them resistant to it as well.