Communicable diseases: AQA GCSE Biology questions

Every AQA GCSE Biology exam question on 4.3.1 Communicable diseases, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.1 (1 mark): What type of pathogen causes measles? [1 mark]
June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.2 (1 mark): Give one way measles is spread from one person to another person. [1 mark]
June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.3 (1 mark): One symptom of measles is pain. In adults, aspirin can be used to treat the pain. Which plant did aspirin originate from? [1 mark]
June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.4 (1 mark): Give one other symptom of measles. Do not refer to pain in your answer. [1 mark]
June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.5 (2 marks): Explain why vaccinating large numbers of children helps to reduce the spread of the measles pathogen in the population. [2 marks]
June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.6 (3 marks): There were 240 children in the survey. Calculate how many unvaccinated children had a severe measles infection. Use Figure 1. [3 marks] Number of unvaccinated c
June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.7 (2 marks): It is recommended that all children are given a measles vaccination. Give evidence from Figure 1 to support the recommendation. Include data from Figure 1 in yo
June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q04.8 (2 marks): A different plant had yellow leaves, but no spots. Explain why plants may develop yellow leaves. [2 marks]
June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q07.5 (3 marks): A patient with severe liver disease was given a liver transplant. The drug containing the monoclonal antibody is given to the patient. Explain how the monoclona
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.1 (2 marks): Complete the sentences. Choose answers from the box. [2 marks] antibiotics antitoxins painkillers pathogens White blood cells defend the body against . Some whi
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.5 (1 mark): The student repeated the investigation with antibiotic D. The bacteria were resistant to antibiotic D. What effect would antibiotic D have had on the bacteria?
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.1 (1 mark): What type of pathogen causes measles? [1 mark]
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.2 (1 mark): Give one way measles is spread from one person to another person. [1 mark]
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.3 (1 mark): One symptom of measles is pain. In adults, aspirin can be used to treat the pain. Which plant did aspirin originate from? [1 mark]
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.4 (1 mark): Give one other symptom of measles. Do not refer to pain in your answer. [1 mark]
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.5 (2 marks): Explain why vaccinating large numbers of children helps to reduce the spread of the measles pathogen in the population. [2 marks]
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.6 (3 marks): There were 240 children in the survey. Calculate how many unvaccinated children had a severe measles infection. Use Figure 9. [3 marks] Number of unvaccinated c
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.7 (2 marks): It is recommended that all children are given a measles vaccination. Give evidence from Figure 9 to support the recommendation. Include data from Figure 9 in yo
June 2025, Paper 2 Higher, Q09.3 (6 marks): In a person without diabetes, the Hb-G value is between 4.5% and 6%. When treating patients with Type 2 diabetes, doctors think that an Hb-G value <7% is accept
June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q06.1 (1 mark): Name one antibiotic. [1 mark]
June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q06.2 (2 marks): A student said: ‘The bacterium is resistant to antibiotic C.’ Explain how the results in Figure 5 show that the student is not correct. [2 marks]
June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q06.3 (2 marks): Suggest why doctors are concerned about antibiotic resistance. [2 marks]
June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q06.4 (1 mark): Suggest why viruses cannot be grown on agar. [1 mark]
June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q06.5 (1 mark): Why is it difficult for scientists to develop drugs to destroy viruses? [1 mark]
June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q06.6 (1 mark): Which disease is caused by a virus that damages white blood cells? [1 mark] Tick () one box. AIDS Gonorrhoea Measles Salmonella
June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q08.6 (1 mark): New cancer drugs are tested in clinical trials. Preclinical testing happens before clinical trials. What is involved in preclinical testing of drugs? [1 mark] T
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.1 (1 mark): How does the skin defend the human body against pathogens? [1 mark]
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.2 (2 marks): What fraction of the bacteria present at 0 hours for pH3 survived for 24 hours? Give your answer in its simplest form. [2 marks] Fraction surviving =
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.3 (3 marks): How many more bacteria were killed at pH1 than at pH5 in 24 hours? Complete the following steps. [3 marks] Calculate the number of bacteria killed at pH1 Calcul
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.4 (2 marks): A student calculated value X in Table 1 to be 43 Suggest how the student calculated this value. [2 marks]
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.1 (2 marks): The measles vaccine is given to children to prevent them becoming ill with measles. Draw one line from each blood component to its function when someone is vacc
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.2 (1 mark): What year was the measles vaccine first used? Use Figure 3. [1 mark]
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.3 (3 marks): Describe the trend in the number of people with measles from 1945 to 1975. Use Figure 3. [3 marks]
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.4 (1 mark): What happened to the percentage of children vaccinated against measles after the scientific paper was published in 1998? Use Figure 3. [1 mark]
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.5 (1 mark): Why might the claims made in the scientific paper have affected the percentage of children vaccinated? [1 mark] Tick () one box. The measles pathogen did not e
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.6 (1 mark): In 2010, the scientific paper linking condition X and the measles vaccine was shown to be based on false claims. What should scientists do with scientific resea
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.7 (1 mark): The person who wrote the scientific paper was paid to research the link between condition X and the measles vaccine. Why are the claims in the scientific paper
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q05.8 (2 marks): Complete the sentences. Choose answers from the box. [2 marks] cells people plants viruses Preclinical testing of cancer drugs is done using . To check if the d
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q05.9 (1 mark): In drug trials some patients are given a tablet which does not contain the drug. What name is given to the tablet that does not contain the drug? [1 mark]
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.3 (1 mark): Aspirin is a painkiller. Which plant does aspirin originate from? [1 mark]
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.6 (1 mark): Suggest one reason why the leaves of the deadly nightshade plant have chlorosis. [1 mark]
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.7 (2 marks): It is important for drugs to be tested in clinical trials before the drugs are approved for use by the public. Give two reasons why. [2 marks] 1 2
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.8 (1 mark): Suggest one reason why a report making claims about the effects of chemical A may be biased. [1 mark]
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.9 (1 mark): How can scientists be sure that claims about new drugs are valid? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Advertise the claims on social media. Ask an international company
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q03.1 (1 mark): How do Salmonella bacteria in food cause the symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea? [1 mark]
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q03.2 (4 marks): The food poisoning outbreak could have been prevented if the farm animals had been vaccinated. Explain how: • the immune systems of animals respond to a vaccina
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q03.4 (3 marks): The scientists incubated the bacteria at 37 °C. Students in school laboratories incubate bacteria at 25 °C. Explain why scientists use 37 °C but students must u
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q03.8 (1 mark): One year later, there was another outbreak at the farm involving Salmonella bacteria. Antibiotic B did not have an effect. Suggest why antibiotic B no longer ha
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q03.9 (3 marks): Antibiotics treat food poisoning because they kill Salmonella bacteria inside the human body. Some antibiotics work because they damage the bacterial cell wall.
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q05.1 (1 mark): What term describes an organism that passes a pathogen from one person to another person? [1 mark]
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q05.2 (3 marks): Figure 7 shows the malarial protist. Figure 7 The malarial protist is a eukaryotic cell. Describe three ways the structure of the malarial protist is different
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q05.7 (2 marks): Different types of disease may interact. Scientists studied the incidence of malaria infections in children: • with disorder S • without disorder S. The inciden
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.1 (1 mark): What name is given to microorganisms that cause disease? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Pathogens Predators Producers
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.2 (2 marks): The body has defences to stop viruses entering. Draw one line from each defence to the part of the body that provides the defence. [2 marks] Defence Part of the
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.7 (1 mark): Which part of the blood responds to the inactive virus? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Platelets Red blood cells White blood cells
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.8 (1 mark): What is produced by the body in response to the inactive virus? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Antibiotics Antibodies Antiseptics
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.9 (1 mark): Suggest one reason why some parents refuse to allow their children to have the HPV vaccine. Do not refer to the pain of the injection in your answer. [1 mark]
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.1 (1 mark): Which term describes the mosquito? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Bacterium Gene Vector
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.2 (2 marks): The malarial protist is a eukaryotic cell. Figure 2 shows a malarial protist. Figure 2 Give two features of the malarial protist that show the cell is eukaryoti
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.3 (1 mark): Which organism is prokaryotic? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Cow Grass Salmonella
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.4 (1 mark): The malarial protist reproduces asexually. What is a feature of asexual reproduction? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Only one parent is involved. The offspring show
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.6 (1 mark): When a person has malaria, the protists destroy red blood cells. What change would happen in the blood of a person with malaria? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Decr
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.7 (4 marks): It is estimated that 210 million people are infected with malaria every year. Half of these infected people survive the disease. Calculate how many people would
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.8 (2 marks): The spread of malaria can be controlled by using mosquito nets to avoid being bitten. Describe two other ways that people can reduce the chance of being bitten
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.9 (2 marks): Different types of disease may interact. Scientists studied how having disorder S interacts with malaria. The scientists calculated the chance of children with
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.3 (1 mark): Aspirin is a painkiller. Which plant does aspirin originate from? [1 mark]
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.6 (1 mark): Suggest one reason why the leaves of the deadly nightshade plant have chlorosis. [1 mark]
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.7 (2 marks): It is important for drugs to be tested in clinical trials before the drugs are approved for use by the public. Give two reasons why. [2 marks] 1 2
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.8 (1 mark): Suggest one reason why a report making claims about the effects of chemical A may be biased. [1 mark]
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.9 (1 mark): How can scientists be sure that claims about new drugs are valid? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Advertise the claims on social media. Ask an international company
June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q04.4 (1 mark): Suggest why diseases spread more quickly when the cows are kept indoors. [1 mark]
June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q04.7 (1 mark): Complete the sentence. Choose the answer from the box. [1 mark] excretion feeding reproduction
June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q04.8 (2 marks): Suggest why the production of millions of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a problem for farmers. [2 marks]
June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q02.2 (1 mark): Which disease is caused by a fungus? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Gonorrhoea Malaria Measles Rose black spot
June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q07.1 (1 mark): Give one way HIV can spread from one person to another person. [1 mark]
June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q07.2 (2 marks): Describe the trends shown in Table 8 between 2010 and 2018. [2 marks]
June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q07.3 (1 mark): Suggest one reason for the change in the number of new HIV cases between 2014 and 2018. [1 mark]
June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q07.4 (3 marks): Calculate the ratio of new cases of HIV in women to new cases of HIV in men in 2018. Give your answer to 3 significant figures. [3 marks] Ratio (3 significant f
June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q07.5 (1 mark): In the UK population the total number of women is greater than the total number of men. The data in Table 8 is used to compare the proportions of new cases of H
June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q07.6 (4 marks): Explain how a vaccine for HIV could work to prevent a person developing HIV infection. [4 marks]
June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q01.1 (1 mark): How is HIV spread from one person to another person? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Coughing Sexual intercourse Touching door handles Table 1 shows information abou
June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q01.2 (2 marks): Describe what happened to the number of new cases of HIV from 2010 to 2018. [2 marks]
June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q01.3 (1 mark): What could cause a decrease in the number of new HIV cases in the future? [1 mark] Tick () one box. A higher population of people in the UK A lower number of t
June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q01.4 (3 marks): Scientists have been working to produce a vaccine for HIV for many years. How could a vaccine work to prevent a person being infected with HIV? Write the stages
June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q01.5 (1 mark): When scientists produce a vaccine for a disease the vaccine is tested on live animals. What is the next stage in testing the vaccine? [1 mark] Tick () one box.
June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q01.6 (1 mark): A vaccine for HIV is important because it is difficult to develop safe drugs to destroy viruses. Why is it difficult to develop safe drugs to destroy viruses? [
June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q01.7 (2 marks): Some drugs originated from plants. Draw one line from each drug to the plant the drug originated from. [2 marks] Drug Plant the drug originated from Aspirin Dig
June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q08.2 (1 mark): Which disease is caused by a fungus? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Gonorrhoea Malaria Measles Rose black spot
November 2021, Paper 1 Higher, Q07.3 (6 marks): Some types of cancer can cause the numbers of blood components in a person’s body to fall to a dangerously low level. A person with one of these types of cancer
November 2021, Paper 1 Higher, Q07.4 (3 marks): It is dangerous for a patient with blood group A to receive red blood cells from a donor with blood group B. Explain why. [3 marks]
November 2021, Paper 1 Higher, Q07.5 (2 marks): Explain why blood group O red blood cells can be given to patients with any blood group. [2 marks]
November 2021, Paper 1 Higher, Q07.6 (1 mark): Table 4 shows some of the risks associated with blood transfusions. Table 4 Risk Probability of risk occurring Allergic reaction 0.9 % Hepatitis B infection 1 i
November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.1 (1 mark): What name is given to microorganisms that cause disease? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Pathogens Predators Prokaryotes
November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.2 (1 mark): How do viruses cause the symptoms of disease? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Viruses engulf white blood cells, destroying them. Viruses produce antibodies that dama
November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.4 (1 mark): What does the vaccine contain? [1 mark] Tick () one box. A toxic form of a virus A weakened form of a virus An active form of a virus
November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.5 (1 mark): Which graph shows how the concentration of antibodies in a person’s blood changes after the first and second vaccinations? [1 mark] Tick () one box.
November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.6 (1 mark): Which part of a plant shows discolouration caused by TMV? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Flower Leaf Root
November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.9 (2 marks): Explain why a high level of TMV infection reduces growth in a plant. [2 marks]
November 2020, Paper 1 Higher, Q05.7 (1 mark): For many years drugs have been extracted from plants. Which plant material was chewed as a painkiller? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Blackcurrant berries Foxglove
November 2020, Paper 1 Higher, Q07.2 (2 marks): Explain how increased phagocytosis of the Candida albicans pathogen will help the patient. [2 marks]
November 2020, Paper 1 Higher, Q07.3 (6 marks): It has been shown that this mAbs treatment is effective in the laboratory using both: • infected tissue culture cells • infected live animals. The mAbs treatmen
November 2020, Paper 1 Higher, Q07.4 (1 mark): Scientists have also used human lymphocytes to make mAbs to other pathogens and to some types of cancer cells. Suggest one reason why these new mAbs have been m
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.1 (1 mark): Name one type of microorganism that causes disease in humans. Do not refer to viruses in your answer. [1 mark]
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.2 (2 marks): Which two defence systems prevent microorganisms infecting the human body? [2 marks] Tick () two boxes. Air is warmed as it is breathed into the lungs. Hairs o
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.3 (1 mark): If microorganisms enter the human body the immune system can destroy the microorganisms. How does the immune system destroy microorganisms? [1 mark] Tick () on
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.4 (2 marks): Vaccinations prevent people becoming ill with diseases such as measles. Complete the sentences. [2 marks] Choose answers from the box. active fast resistant slo
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.5 (1 mark): How is the measles virus spread from one person to another? [1 mark]
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.6 (1 mark): What was the range for the days on which children first showed chickenpox spots? Use Table 1. [1 mark] From day to day
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.7 (1 mark): Incubation time is the usual time from exposure to a pathogen until the first symptoms appear. Suggest the most likely incubation time for chickenpox. [1 mark]
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.8 (1 mark): Suggest one reason why some of the children did not develop chickenpox. [1 mark]
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.9 (1 mark): One mother gave antibiotics to her child who had chickenpox. Suggest why this child did not recover more quickly than the other children who had chickenpox. [1
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q05.7 (1 mark): The roots of gorse plants can be infected by honey fungus. The honey fungus produces tiny spores underground. Suggest how the honey fungus spores travel from th
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q05.8 (2 marks): Which two factors must the doctors test the drug for in the trial? [2 marks] Tick () two boxes. Appearance Dosage Solubility Taste Toxicity
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q05.9 (1 mark): In the trial some patients will take tablets made from gorse seeds and some patients will take tablets made from sugar. What are the tablets made from sugar cal
June 2018, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.1 (1 mark): Two symptoms of infection by Salmonella are vomiting and diarrhoea. What causes these symptoms? [1 mark]
June 2018, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.2 (2 marks): Give two ways a person with a mild infection of Salmonella can help prevent the spread of the bacteria to other people. [2 marks] 1 2
June 2018, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.3 (1 mark): In very serious infections of Salmonella, a doctor can prescribe drugs to kill the bacteria. What type of drug can the doctor prescribe to kill the bacteria? [1
June 2018, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.4 (2 marks): A person with AIDS may take longer than a healthy person to recover from a Salmonella infection. Explain why. [2 marks]
June 2018, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.5 (1 mark): Salmonella bacteria can be transmitted from chickens to humans. Chickens can be vaccinated to prevent the transmission of Salmonella bacteria to humans. Suggest
June 2018, Paper 1 Higher, Q01.6 (1 mark): Which cleaning liquid is the more effective? Give a reason for your answer. [1 mark] Cleaning Liquid Reason
Specimen, Paper 1 Higher, Q02.1: All tools should be washed in disinfectant after using them on plants infected with TMV. Suggest why. [1 ma
Specimen, Paper 1 Higher, Q02.4 (4 marks): TMV can cause plants to produce less chlorophyll. This causes leaf discoloration. Explain why plants with TMV have stunted growth. [4 marks 8
Specimen, Paper 1 Higher, Q03.1: Describe two ways the body prevents the entry of microorganisms. [2 mar 1 2 9
Specimen, Paper 1 Higher, Q03.2 (6 marks): In 2014 the Ebola virus killed almost 8 000 people in Africa. Drug companies have developed a new drug to treat Ebola. Explain what testing must be done before
Specimen, Paper 1 Higher, Q06.2: Suggest how an infection with Helicobacter pylori might result in a stomach ulcer developing. [2 mar
Specimen, Paper 1 Higher, Q08.1: What type of organism is represented by the snail in the lifecycle of the lungworm? [1 ma Tick one box. Fungus Parasite Protist Vector 5
Specimen, Paper 1 Higher, Q08.2 (3 marks): Suggest how the spread of the lungworm disease can be prevented. [3 marks
Specimen, Paper 1 Higher, Q08.3 (2 marks): Malaria is a disease spread by mosquitoes. Describe two ways to control the spread of malaria. [2 marks 1 2 6
Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.1 (3 marks): Draw one line from each disease to the correct description. [3 marks 6
Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.2 (2 marks): Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted disease. A bacterium causes gonorrhoea. What are the symptoms of gonorrhoea? [2 mark Tick two boxes. Headache Pain when uri
Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.3 (3 marks): Use the data in Table 2 to complete Figure 7. • The numbers for males have already been plotted. • Only some of the numbers for females have been plotted. [3 ma
Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.4 (3 marks): Describe the patterns in the numbers of males and females with gonorrhoea from 2005 to 2013. Use the data in Figure 7. [3 marks 8
Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.5: Gonorrhoea is treated with an antibiotic. HIV is another sexually transmitted disease. Explain why prescribing an antibiotic will not cure HIV. [2 mar 9
Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q10.1: All tools should be washed in disinfectant after using them on plants infected with TMV. Suggest why. [1 ma
Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q10.4 (4 marks): TMV can cause plants to produce less chlorophyll. This causes leaf discoloration. Explain why plants with TMV have stunted growth. [4 marks 38
Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q11.1: Describe two ways the body prevents the entry of microorganisms. [2 mar 1 2 39
Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q11.2 (6 marks): In 2014 the Ebola virus killed almost 8000 people in Africa. Drug companies have developed a new drug to treat Ebola. Explain what testing must be done before t

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