if you were to expose a amoeba to antibiotic, would you expect it to kill the amoeba?

Question

why or why not?(hint:if you were to take an antibiotic,does it kill your body cells?)

Answer 1

an antibiotic is designed to kill bacteria therefore since amoeba are not bacteria, there should be no effect

Answer 2

Antibiotic For Amoeba

Answer 3

It depends on the type and concentration of antibiotic. While most antibiotics that we use are anti-bacterial, there are many that will kill eukaryotic cells. An example of this is cycloheximide, which blocks the action of 80S ribosomes, thus preventing cytoplasmic protein synthesis. This will kill eukaryotes, but not prokaryotes.

In addition, 70S ribosome inhibitors will block mitochondrial protein synthesis at high concentrations, and will therefore also kill eukaryotes. Obviously if you are taking this to knock out an infection, you adjust the dose so it is lethal to bacteria, but not to you.

Answer 4

No. Antibiotic kills bacteria, not eukaryotic cells. Amoeba is a protist, so it is an eukaryotic cell.

Different antibiotic work differently, but they target structures that are specific to prokaryotic cells, like their cell walls.

Answer 5

Sorry, not sure about this

Answer 6

possible yeah