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which of these words most closely matches the meaning of the word maturing in the sentence, "all these gases leave little holes in the maturing cookie, which makes it light and flaky"?

a. burnt
b. growing
c. spoiled
d. stale

Explain the cellular functions that occur when antibiotics attack a bacteria cell. a. antibiotics target the cell wall, cell membrane, and the processes of protein and nucleic acids production in bacteria to rupture the cell. b. antibiotics create dormant resistant endospores to preserve the genetic material and rupture the cell. c. antibiotics target the cell wall and form a bridge-like connection to form conjugation. d. antibiotics use binary fission to grow twice its size, replications its dna, and split into two cells.