How Do Microorganisms Acquire Antibiotic Resistance? Identify the statements bel

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How Do Microorganisms Acquire Antibiotic Resistance?

Identify the statements below that accurately describe the mechanisms through which organisms acquire antibiotic resistance.

Select all of the statements that accurately describe the origins and spread of antibiotic resistance.

Select all of the statements that accurately describe the origins and spread of antibiotic resistance.

Antibiotic-resistance genes can be passed horizontally via bacterial conjugation. Antibiotic resistance is readily transmitted to the next generation during binary fission. Antibiotic-resistance genes can be passed horizontally via transduction. Antibiotic-resistance genes can be passed from one bacterium to another by bacterial transformation. Antibiotics cause mutations; heavy antibiotic use directly leads to mutations in microbes, giving rise to antibiotic resistance. Mutations are the ultimate source of antibiotic-resistance genes. Antibiotics cause an increase in the rate of horizontal gene transfer. Antibiotics select for those microbes that have developed resistance, increasing their frequency in the bacterial population.

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Microorganisms acquire Antibiotic resistance by

Antibiotic-resistance genes can be passed horizontally via bacterial conjugation.

Antibiotic resistance is readily transmitted to the next generation during binary fission.

Antibiotic-resistance genes can be passed horizontally via transduction.

Antibiotic-resistance genes can be passed from one bacterium to another by bacterial transformation.

Mutations are the ultimate source of antibiotic-resistance genes.

Antibiotics select for those microbes that have developed resistance, increasing their frequency in the bacterial population.

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