Question

how do antibiotics lead to the death of bacterial cells? preventing cell division degrading the cell wall removing necessary nutrients

Explanation:

Antibiotics like penicillin work by degrading the bacterial cell wall (peptidoglycan layer), weakening it. This causes the cell to lyse (burst) due to osmotic pressure, leading to bacterial death. Preventing cell division stops growth but not necessarily death, and antibiotics don’t remove nutrients.

Answer:

B. degrading the cell wall