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6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution

6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution

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A doctor gives a patient a course of antibiotic tablets to treat a bacterial infection.

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Give the reason why the doctor would not give the patient an antibiotic to treat a cold.

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b.

The doctor tells the patient to finish the whole course of tablets, even after the patient starts to feel better. Explain why.

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c.

Give one other way of reducing the rate at which antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria develop.

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d.

Antibiotic resistant bacteria are used as evidence for the theory of evolution by natural selection. Suggest why bacteria provide better evidence for evolution than elephants would provide.

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6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution

40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution, covering 6.3.1 Theory of evolution, 6.3.2 Speciation, 6.3.3 The understanding of genetics, 6.3.4 Evidence for evolution, 6.3.5 Fossils, 6.3.6 Extinction, and 6.3.7 Resistant bacteria. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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