In order to develop antibiotics, scientists need to understand how bacteria grow, divide, and spread during an infection. An essential part of bacterial growth is RNA synthesis because RNA must be synthesized
before proteins can be assembled. If RNA synthesis is blocked, bacteria will not be able to survive and
reproduce.
Which of the following questions will best direct an investigation on how an antibiotic that inhibits RNA
synthesis in bacteria can be developed?
Choose 1 answer
Which chemical compounds add a hydroxyl (-OH) group to the growing RNA strand?
Which proteins are used to undergo cell division through binary fission?
Which chemical compounds block the 5' end of the growing RNA strand?
Which chemical compounds block the 3' end of a growing RNA strand?