According to the information provided in the graph it can be inferred that the percent of resistant S. aureus doubled from 1950 to 1960.
The graph shows the evolution of the resistance of the Streptococcus aureus bacteria to penicillin from 1940 to 2010. The percentage of resistance evolved as follows:
- 1940 - 0%
- 1950 - 40%
- 1960 - 80%
- 1970 - 83%
- 1980 - 88%
- 1990 - 90%
- 2000 - 97%
- 2010 - 100%
According to this information, it can be inferred that the correct answer is option B because the percentage of resistance of S. aureus doubled from 1950 (40%) to 1960 (80%). Additionally, the other options are not because:
- A. Between 1980 and 2010, resistance growth was lower than in previous years.
- C. Resistance peaked in 2010 (100%).
- D. Loading capacity was reached in 2010.
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Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by a species of bacteria, Streptococcus aureus. The antibiotic penicillin has been used historically to treat bacterial pneumonia. In recent years, doctors have observed that penicillin is less effective as treatment for pneumonia.
Doctors collected data about the percent of S. aureus bacteria that were resistant to penicillin. The graph shows the percent of penicillin-resistant S. aureus from 1940 to 2010 in one hospital.
A. The percent of resistant S. aureus grew exponentially from 1980 to 2010.
B. The percent of resistant S. aureus doubled from 1950 to 1960.
C. The percent of resistant S. aureus reached its peak in 1960.
D. The S. aureus population reached its carrying capacity by 1990.
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