Which of the following best explains how natural selection plays a role in the development of bacterial diseases that are resistant to antibiotics?
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The bacteria that were the strongest tended to kill their host organism before they could
infect others.
Bacteria that were resistant to antibiotics survived and reproduced more than those that
lacked resistance.
Antibiotics tended to interfere with the reproductive mechanisms of bacteria, leading to their
elimination.
As a disease spreads, the antibiotics developed to combat it become stronger over time.