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Class
Date
1 Tick the boxes by four statements that are true for all living organisims.
They all grow.
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The graph shows Michaels body temperature over 10 days around the time he had the disease.
b After how many days did Michaels
temperature start to increase?
39.0
Body temperature (C)
38.5
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[1 mark]
c What was the highest temperature
that Michaels body reached?
38.0
37.5
37.0
36.5
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36.0
0
[1 mark]
4
5
6
Time (days)
10
d Draw another line on the graph to predict what Michaels body temperature
would have been if he had not caught the disease.
[1 mark]
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Q is the
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b Some of the cells in the lining of organ P are shown below. They are part of your bodys
natural defences against microbes.
Some cells produce mucus. How do mucus and ciliated epithelial cells defend the body against
disease?
i mucus
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[2 marks]
c What does the organ labelled Q produce in order to defend against microbes that enter the
body attached to food?
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[1 mark]
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Number of measels cases in the UK
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1500
1000
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0
1963
1966
1969
1973
1977
1981
1985
1961
1965
1967
1971
1975
1979
1983
Year
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[1 mark]
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[1 mark]
5 Bacteria in the mouth can cause tooth decay. Toothpaste contains a chemical that helps to kill
bacteria in the mouth. What might this chemical be? Tick one box.
antibiotic
antiseptic
antihistamine
detergent
[1 mark]
influenza
food poisoning
AIDS
tuberculosis
and
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[1 mark]
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b Milk is stored in the fridge to keep it cool. How will this affect bacteria in the milk?
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[1 mark]
c Chicken must be cooked thoroughly before it is eaten. How will this affect bacteria in the
chicken?
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[1 mark]
8 Some viruses can be spread through the air. Name two other ways in which microbes can be
spread to cause diseases.
i
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ii
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[1 mark]
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Level of antibodies
in the blood
9 The graph shows the change in the numbers of antibodies when a person is infected by the
chickenpox virus.
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8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
Time (days)
a After the infection, the number of antibodies never goes back to zero. Explain why this is
useful to a person.
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[1 mark]
b Draw a line on the graph to predict the increase in antibodies if the chickenpox virus infected
this person again one year later. Start your line at day 0 (when the infection occurs) and label
it antibodies due to chickenpox virus.
[1 mark]
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10 The graph shows the numbers of people getting tuberculosis in London each year.
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45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Year
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