In humans, the antibiotic amoxicillin (a type of penicillin) is used to treat certain bacterial infections....
In humans, the antibiotic amoxicillin (a type of penicillin) is used to treat certain bacterial infections. Complete the sentences to analyze the antibiotic.
Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right.
Amoxicillin inhibits an enzyme required to build ______ in bacteria.
Since humans have _____, they are _______ by amoxicillin.
Words: unaffected, lysosomes, vacuoles, cell walls, cell membranes, also affected, DNA, RNA.
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