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Pearson GCSE Combined Science Biology Foundation

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Which cell structure is found in plant and animal cells but not in bacterial cells?   show
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show (any communicable/infectious disease, e.g. flu or a cold)  
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Give an example of a disease that is not passed from person to person.   show
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Name a type of organism that can cause disease.   show
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show (any suitable method, e.g. by sneezing, in air, in water, by touching faeces)  
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What might a doctor give to someone who has a bacterial disease?   show
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Give one symptom of flu.   show
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What does the immune system do?   show
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Which term describes bacteria that are not harmed by an antibiotic?   show
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show (any suitable answer such as: avoid infection, get regular exercise, eat a good diet, avoid stress)  
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show (disease)  
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show (non-communicable/lifestyle disease)  
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Which kinds of disease do pathogens cause?   show
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show (they change in a similar way)  
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Give one reason why a person with one disease may be more likely to get another disease.   show
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show (a change in something makes something else happen)  
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The WHO definition of health includes physical well-being. Give an example of physical well-being.   show
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show (anything similar to: how well you get on with people, how your surroundings affect you)  
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show (anything similar to: feeling happy, feeling good about yourself)  
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Scurvy and anaemia are non-communicable diseases. What other sort of disease can they be classified as?   show
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show (non-communicable)  
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show (genetic disease)  
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show (a poor diet/diet without the right balance of nutrients)  
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show (not getting enough of a nutrient from food)  
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show (any suitable answer such as anaemia, kwashiorkor, scurvy)  
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show (any suitable answer such as diet, exercise, smoking, alcohol consumption)  
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show (increase)  
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What is the function of the liver that makes it particularly likely to be damaged by alcohol?   show
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Describe one problem that alcohol consumption causes for society.   show
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What is cardiovascular disease?   show
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Is cardiovascular disease communicable or non-communicable?   show
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show (BMI and waist : hip ratio)  
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show (Eating too much increases mass/obesity.)  
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show (More exercise can decrease obesity.)  
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show (Increasing obesity increases the risk of disease.)  
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show (The more a person smokes, the greater the person’s risk of cardiovascular disease.)  
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show (any two from: bypass surgery or stent surgery; lifelong medication such as to prevent blood clots or reduce blood pressure; lifestyle changes such as giving up smoking, increasing exercise or changing diet)  
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What is a pathogen?   show
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Are diseases caused by pathogens communicable or non-communicable?   show
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show (virus)  
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Which type of pathogen causes malaria?   show
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Which species is affected by chalara dieback?   show
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show (bacterium)  
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show (lungs)  
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show (Ebola virus)  
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What are the symptoms of malaria?   show
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show (stomach ulcers)  
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How can the spread of chalara dieback be reduced or prevented?   show
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show (It stops the malaria pathogen being spread.)  
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show (diagnosis)  
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show (any two suitable such as: nutrient deficiency, drought, waterlogging, heat stress, cold, wind)  
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Describe one visible symptom of disease on the leaves of a crop plant.   show
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How could a farmer check if unhealthy leaves on a crop were caused by lack of nitrogen?   show
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show (distribution analysis)  
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Suggest one lab test that might identify the pathogen causing plant disease.   show
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Describe one physical barrier that plants have to infection.   show
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show (any one suitable such as: AIDS/HIV, Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis)  
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show (mucus)  
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Name a chemical defence against infection in the stomach.   show
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Which barrier to infection covers the body?   show
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show (thick/difficult for pathogens to get through)  
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show (movement of cilia)  
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How does the chemical defence in the stomach help to protect against infection?   show
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show (lysozyme)  
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How does this chemical defence protect against infection?   show
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show (sexually transmitted infections/STIs)  
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Explain one way that the spread of Chlamydia or HIV could be reduced or prevented.   show
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show (presence of pathogen/antigen in body)  
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What name is given to the molecules released into the blood by immune system cells?   show
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Which type of blood cell is important in the immune response?   show
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What name is given to the molecules on pathogens that the immune system responds to?   show
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Which cells are left in the blood after an infection has been cleared?   show
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show (to protect against further infection by the same pathogen)  
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show (no [usually])  
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show (faster and much larger production of antibodies)  
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Which name is given to the inactive form of a pathogen used in immunisation?   show
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Why are people immunised against diseases?   show
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show (antibiotics)  
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show (cell/tissue cultures)  
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