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Problem 1

Alexander Fleming discovered: A. Salvarsan. B. penicillin. C. sulfa drugs. D. Prontosil.

Problem 2

The concentration of an antibiotic causing harm to the host is called the: A. toxic dose. B. therapeutic dose. C. minimum inhibitory concentration. D. therapeutic window.

Problem 3

Natural product antibiotics are produced by some: A. fungal species and viruses. B. bacterial species and viruses. C. viruses and helminthic species. D. fungal and bacterial species.

Problem 4

True or False? An enzyme that breaks the structure of penicillin is known as alpha-lactamase. A. True B. False

Problem 5

Match each statement about antibiotics with the correct term \((\mathrm{A}-\mathrm{E})\) at the right. Disrupts membranes A. Penicillin B. Polymyxin B C. Quinolone D. Sulfa drug E. Tetracycline

Problem 6

Match each statement about antibiotics with the correct term \((\mathrm{A}-\mathrm{E})\) at the right. Inhibits DNA replication A. Penicillin B. Polymyxin B C. Quinolone D. Sulfa drug E. Tetracycline

Problem 7

Match each statement about antibiotics with the correct term \((\mathrm{A}-\mathrm{E})\) at the right. Binds to ribosomes A. Penicillin B. Polymyxin B C. Quinolone D. Sulfa drug E. Tetracycline

Problem 8

Match each statement about antibiotics with the correct term \((\mathrm{A}-\mathrm{E})\) at the right. Binds to ribosomes A. Penicillin B. Polymyxin B C. Quinolone D. Sulfa drug E. Tetracycline

Problem 9

What stage of virus replication is inhibited by base analogs?

Problem 10

True or False? Artemisinin is a drug that is used to treat malaria. A. True B. False

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