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3.1 Communicable diseases

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Question 13

A horticultural centre investigated how rose black spot spread between healthy rose plants. Each group started with 20 plants and was kept for 14 days. The results are shown in the table.

Water reaching leavesAir movementPlants with new black spot after 14 days
NoStill air1
YesStill air7
NoMoving air6
YesMoving air13

Use the results to explain how rose black spot is spread between rose plants.

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3.1 Communicable diseases Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /3.1 Communicable diseases

252 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.

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