Identify all answer choices that best complete the question. How does antimicrobial resistance develop? Bacteria ingest the antibiotic. The antibiotic is destroyed by the bacteria. The antibiotic is not allowed to bind to proteins in the body. Bacteria pump the antibiotic out of the organism.
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