Name one chemical barrier the human body uses to defend itself against pathogens.
An investigator researched the antimicrobial activity of lysozyme, a chemical barrier found in human tears, against a species of bacterium.
The investigator used the following method:
Table 1 shows the results of this investigation.
| Time in hours | Number of live bacteria at lysozyme concentration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 2% | 4% | 8% | |
| 0 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 648 |
| 12 | 400 | Y | 80 | 18 |
Name one chemical barrier (other than lysozyme in tears) the human body uses to defend itself against pathogens.
What fraction of the bacteria present at 0 hours for 4% lysozyme concentration survived for 12 hours? Give your answer in its simplest form.
How many more bacteria were killed at 8% lysozyme concentration than at 0% lysozyme concentration in 12 hours? Complete the following steps:
A student calculated value Y in Table 1 to be 240. Suggest how the student calculated this value.
25 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 3.1 Communicable diseases, covering 3.1.1 Communicable (infectious) diseases, 3.1.2 Viral diseases, 3.1.3 Bacterial diseases, 3.1.4 Fungal diseases, 3.1.5 Protist diseases, 3.1.6 Human defence systems, 3.1.7 Vaccination, 3.1.8 Antibiotics and painkillers, and 3.1.9 Discovery and development of drugs. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.