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4.1 Evolution and natural selection

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A doctor prescribes a course of antibiotics to a patient with a bacterial infection.

a.

The patient feels better after three days and stops taking the antibiotics. Explain why the patient should have completed the course of antibiotics.

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b.

Give one reason why doctors should not prescribe antibiotics for a cold.

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c.

Explain why antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread quickly in hospitals.

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4.1 Evolution and natural selection Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /4.1 Evolution and natural selection

44 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 4.1 Evolution and natural selection, covering 4.1.1 Work of Darwin and Wallace and 4.1.2 Resistant organisms and evolution. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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