Question 3
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outline how penicillin acts on bacteria and why antibiotics do not affect viruses

outline how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics as an example of natural selection

outline key structural features of a prokaryotic cell as found in a typical bacterium, including: • unicellular • generally 1–5 μm diameter • peptidoglycan cell walls • circular DNA • 70S ribosomes • absence of organelles surrounded by double membranes