Question

Fluoroquinolones such as ciprofloxacin, are synthetic drugs that interfere with the action of DNA helicases. This means that _______. Group of answer choices the cell will die because it cannot make folic acid, which is a precursor to DNA and RNA, as well as amino acids the bacterial cell will die since it cannot replicate or transcribe its DNA the bacterial cell will die since it cannot take in nutrients across the cell membrane binary fission cannot take place because the cell cannot make proteins

Answer 1

Answer:

the bacterial cell will die since it cannot replicate or transcribe its DNA

Explanation:

DNA is a double stranded molecule that stores genetic information in living cells. However, the DNA needs to be replicated before cell division and also transcribed in order to be expressed.

As stated in this question, DNA helicase is an important enzyme in the replication and transcription of DNA because it is the enzyme responsible for separating the double stranded DNA into single strands before they can be replicated or transcribed.

According to this question, fluoroquinolones such as ciprofloxacin, are synthetic drugs that interfere with the action of DNA helicases in a cell. This means that a cell affected by this synthetic drug will be unable to separate it's DNA and hence, will die since it cannot replicate or transcribe its DNA.