B6 Practice

Student book answers questions

Question Answers Extra information Mark

any one from: 1

 amount / Do not allow type of antibiotic.
concentration of Ignore number of antibiotics.
antibiotic

 size of discs Allow type of paper.

 (incubation) temperature
01.1
 incubated for same time
/ 3 days
Ignore number / position of
discs.
Allow left / kept for same time.

 type of agar
Ignore references to bacteria or
petri dishes.
01.2 D 1
01.3 C 1
B No marks if wrong antibiotic. 1

both had a large clear area Allow a description of this, e.g., 1

around the disc B had the 2nd largest clear area
01.4
with E.coli and the largest clear
or area on S.aureus.

killed a lot of both bacteria

01.5 resistant 1
02.1 5 (years) 1
lab tests on cells / tissues / Allow 1 block of lab tests and 3 1
animals and clinical trials in blocks of clinical trials
02.2
humans or
number of phases.
(healthy volunteers)
any one from: 1
 too great a risk for ill
person / patient
 patient might be taking
another drug
 side effects easier to see
02.3
Ignore references to the immune
system.
(low dose)
any one from: 1
 to reduce any risk Allow to avoid harm.
 to look for side effects

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placebo and drug tested Allow fake drugs / sugar pills. 1

neither patients nor doctors This full statement would

know (who has taken placebo or gain 2 marks. 1
drug)
02.4
(so) avoids bias
or 1
(therefore) controls for
psychological effects
or
(so) can tell if drug works rather
than placebo effect
babies under 3 months old have 1
03.1 not yet developed a strong
immune system
uptake of vaccination had 1
03.2 decreased below the level of
herd immunity
the antibodies pregnant women 2
develop following vaccination
03.3 would be transferred to the baby
in the womb and if they
breastfeed

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