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1. Give two reasons where it is important to control bacterial growth.
2. What are the similarities and differences between antibiotics, disinfectants, and antiseptics?
3. What factors influence the size of the zone of inhibition produced by a chemical?
4. Describe the effects of the various antibiotic drugs you used. Were they all equally effective at controlling bacterial growth? How do you know?
5. Describe the effects of various chemical disinfectants you used. Were they all equally effective at controlling bacterial growth? Would you use them to halt the growth of bacteria in your home or on your body?
6. Compare the effectiveness of the different antibiotic drugs and chemical disinfectants. Which seem to be better at controlling bacterial growth? Why do you think this is so?
7. If you were a doctor treating a patient infected with Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium that causes mild to moderate skin infections, which antibiotic would you prescribe? Why?
8. Can you think of any limitations of this technique of testing the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents?