1. Antibiotic resistance can lead to… [A ] new viral strains [B ] bacteria which are immune to antibiotics [C ] viruses which are resistant to antibiotics [D ] new strains of bacteria which cannot be destroyed 2. Antibiotics kill individual pathogens which are… [A ] non-resistant [B ] non-immune [C ] non-pathogenic [D ] non-living 3. Individual pathogens survive, reproduce and can form new strains by the process of… [A ] natural selection [B ] natural wastage [C ] unnatural means [D ] sexual reproduction 4. Doctors have tried to reduce antibiotic resistance by… [A ] prescribing more antibiotics [B ] prescribing weaker antibiotics [C ] prescribing less antibiotics [D ] not giving antibiotics at all 5. Medical advice for a sore throat is… [A ] take antibiotics [B ] bed rest, fluids and antibiotics [C ] avoid antibiotics unless absolutely necessary [D ] pain killers, antibiotics and throat spray 6. Why can it be dangerous if you do not complete your course of antibiotics? [A ] Bacteria may all die [B ] Not all bacteria killed so infection returns [C ] Bacteria may be resistant after a few days [D ] You become immune to the antibiotic 7. What does MRSA stand for? [A ] Medically resistant susceptible antibiotics [B ] Methicillin-resistant Streptococcus antibodies [C ] Multiple resistant Staphylococcus aureus [D ] Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas 8. Resistance to antibiotics in bacteria is controlled by… [A ] hormones [B ] white blood cells [C ] genes [D ] viruses 9. Antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria spread quickly because… [A ] they have a selective advantage and are better adapted [B ] they are not adapted to survive [C ] they have better genes [D ] they do not grow in the presence of the antibiotic 10. We have slowed down the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by… [A ] ignoring the problem [B ] more careful prescribing of antibiotics [C ] banning antibiotics [D ] inventing new painkillers Loading … Question 1 of 10
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