Antibiotics should be selectively toxic,that is,they should attack the infecting bacteria without harming you.Which of the following would be a good target for an antibiotic so it doesn't attack your cells?
A) plasma membrane
B) DNA
C) ribosomes
D) cytoplasm
E) endoplasmic reticulum

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Prokaryotic ribosomes are smaller and structurally different from eukaryotic ribosomes so they make a good target for antibiotics. The plasma membrane, DNA, and cytoplasm of a bacterial cell are very similar to that of a eukaryotic cell. Prokaryotic cells do not have an endoplasmic reticulum.

Antibiotics Should Be Selectively Toxic,that Is,they Should Attack the Infecting