Bacteria & Antibiotics

Bacteria are microscopic organisms that live everywhere! They line the surface of your chair, are on your skin, and even live in your stomach. The majority of bacteria are helpful to us...they act as wonderful decomposers, breaking down organic things into nutrients for plants and animals. But some bacteria can cause some serious problems. That itchy, scratchy, sore throat may be caused by a bacterium known as Streptococcus pyogenes. Or, that upset stomach you have may be the result of some nasty food poisoning from E. coli or salmonella. 

How do doctor's treat patients who have diseases caused by bacteria? Using the following resources, it will be your task to answer the following questions:
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1. What are antibiotics?
2. What role do antibiotics play?
   
3. Why are antibiotics important?
4. What is antibiotic resistance?
5. ​How does antibiotic resistance occur?