Question

a parent bacterial cell is able to survive in the presence of the antibiotic penicillin. subsequent generations from this parent will be ______ penicillin. (1 point)

○ killed by

○ resistant to

○ dependent on

○ vulnerable to

Explanation:

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics can be passed to offspring through genetic mechanisms (like binary fission, where genetic material is replicated). If the parent cell is resistant (survives penicillin), its offspring inherit the traits allowing survival against penicillin. "Killed by" and "vulnerable to" contradict survival; "dependent on" is illogical (bacteria don’t need penicillin, they resist it). So the correct trait is resistance.

Answer:

B. resistant to