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Date May 2016 Marks available 1 Reference code 16M.1.HL.TZ0.32
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Deduce Question number 32 Adapted from N/A

Question

How can species of bacteria evolve to be resistant to antibiotics?

I. A variation within one bacterium’s genome confers resistance. 
II. Antibiotics enable genes to become adapted through transcription and translation. 
III. An incomplete dose of antibiotics allows bacteria with a high resistance to survive and reproduce.

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. III only
 

Markscheme

C

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 5: Evolution and biodiversity » 5.2 Natural selection
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