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#Question id: 15604

The bacteria which cause septicaemia are fast becoming resistant to the antibiotics used for controlling them. Which one of the following explanations fits best?

#SCPH01 Biochemistry

Each and every individual bacterium, in order to survive, develops a resistance to the antibiotic when exposed to it, and passes that resistance on to future generations.
Only some bacteria, in order to survive, develop a resistance to the antibiotic when exposed to it, and pass that resistance on to future generations.
A few bacteria have a natural heritable resistance to the antibiotic, so they survive when exposed to it, and pass that resistance on to future generations.
All the bacteria have a natural heritable resistance to the antibiotic, so they survive when exposed to it, and pass that resistance on to future generations