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(a) Antibiotics commonly block biochemical pathways important for the growth of __.

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(a) bacteria

Antibiotics are medicines that help stop infections caused by bacteria. They do this by killing the bacteria or by keeping them from copying themselves or reproducing. The word antibiotic means “against life.”

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Fill in the blank. (a) Antibiotics commonly block biochemical pathways important for the growth of __.

(a) bacteria Antibiotics are medicines that help stop infections caused by bacteria. They do this by killing the bacteria or by keeping them from copying themselves or reproducing. The word antibiotic means “against life.”

Fill in the blank.

(a) Antibiotics commonly block biochemical pathways important for the growth of __.

(a) bacteria

Antibiotics are medicines that help stop infections caused by bacteria. They do this by killing the bacteria or by keeping them from copying themselves or reproducing. The word antibiotic means “against life.”