When the antibiotics don't kill the resistant bacteria, what happens to the next generations of bacteria?
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.
This can lead to a population of bacteria that are all resistant to antibiotics, making it much more difficult to treat infections caused by these bacteria. This is why it is important to use antibiotics only when necessary and to follow proper dosing and prescription instructions to help prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance.
That's not one of the answer choices
Apologies for that, here are the correct answer choices:
1. The next generations of bacteria do not get the resistance gene and are unable to survive against the antibiotics.
2. The next generations of bacteria inherit the resistance gene and are able to survive against the antibiotics, leading to an increase in the population of resistant bacteria.