Question

When the antibiotics don't kill the resistant bacteria, what happens to the next generations of bacteria? (1 point)

Responses

Even though they are the "babies" of the resistant bacteria, they DO NOT get resistance gene and are unable to survive against the antibiotics.
Even though they are the "babies" of the resistant bacteria, they DO NOT get resistance gene and are unable to survive against the antibiotics.

Since they are the "babies" of the resistant bacteria, they also have the resistance gene and are able to survive against the antibiotics. Then they have "babies" that are also resistant, and the number of resistant bacteria grows and grows.

Answer 1

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The bacteria that survive the antibiotics pass on their resistance genes to the next generations, leading to an increase in the population of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This can lead to the spread of antibiotic resistance in the environment and make it harder to treat infections in the future.