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15.1 Drugs in Medicine

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Course CIE IGCSE Biology

Section 15. Drugs
Topic 15.1 Drugs in Medicine
Difficulty Hard

Time allowed: 10

Score: /3

Percentage: /100

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Question 1
The data in the graph shows the effect of an antibiotic on the population of bacteria in the blood.

What can be concluded from the data in the graph?

A. Antibiotics take 10 days to kill all bacteria.
B. Antibiotics cause a reduction in division of bacteria.
C. Antibiotics are effective against viral and bacterial infections.
D. Before the start of the antibiotic treatment the bacterial population was increasing.
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Question 2
Extended only
The graph below shows the number of deaths from MRSA per 100 000 people in a population of over-65’s from 2005 to
2012.

Which of the following is the correct value of the average annual rate of decrease in the number of deaths from MRSA
infections in the over-65s per 100 000 people from 2005 to 2012?
A. 1.14 deaths yr-1 per 100 000 people
B. 1.86 deaths yr-1 per 100 000 people
C. 0.71 deaths yr-1 per 100 000 people
D. 5.00 deaths yr-1 per 100 000 people
[1 mark]

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Question 3
Extended only
Which of the following practices have contributed to the fall in antibiotic effectiveness in the late 20th - early 21st centuries?
1. Large-scale use of preventative antibiotics in farm livestock
2. Failing to complete the full course of antibiotics prescribed by a doctor
3. Treatment of known bacterial infections with antibiotics
4. Treatment of viral infections with antibiotics
A. All of them
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1 and 2
D. 1, 2 and 4
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