Question 10 In a laboratory a scientist gathered identical E coli cells and grew them...

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Question 10 In a laboratory a scientist gathered identical E coli cells and grew them in separate petri dishes labeled as population A population B and population C With plenty of food and the right temperature all coll cells in each population increased by reproducing every 20 minutes However populations A B and C were introduced to antibiotic 1 Penicillin and antibiotic 2 amoxicillin After one hour the scient observed each population under the microscope and noticed that population A died after receiving both antibiotics population B survived but was not able to reproduce again and population C survived a reproduced more abundantly by overtaking population A and B in the next generation A Starting population B Antibiotic 182 administered Survivors B After 2 days Ending population What mechanisms would BEST explain how population C developed an antibiotic resistance or acquired adaptations or features that made it well suited to its immediate environment A Natural selection and Mutation

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