When Bacteria Are Exposed to Antibiotic Medications, They Can Develop

Multiple Choice

When bacteria are exposed to antibiotic medications, they can develop resistance so that the drugs no longer harm them. For this to occur, the bacteria must experience ____ followed by _____.

A) adaptation; bacterial mortality
B) a beneficial mutation; natural selection
C) a harmful mutation; invasion
D) adaptation; a harmful mutation
E) invasion; evolution