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WJEC GCSE Science Double Award Microorganisms and disease (Unit 4) overview quiz quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What is a pathogen?

  2. Which type of pathogen causes malaria?

  3. Which disease is caused by a virus?

  4. Which is a way of reducing the spread of communicable disease?

  5. How does stomach acid help defend the body?

  6. What are the two main ways white blood cells destroy pathogens?

  7. What does a vaccine contain?

  8. How does a vaccine give immunity?

  9. Why do antibiotics not work against the common cold?

  10. How does antibiotic resistance develop?

  11. What jelly is used to culture microorganisms?

  12. In schools, what is the maximum temperature for storing cultures?

  13. Why is the inoculating loop passed through a flame before use?

  14. A larger clear zone around an antibiotic disc shows that the antibiotic is: