plumiAntibiotics and new medicines: Edexcel GCSE Combined Science questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Combined Science exam question on Antibiotics and new medicines (specification points 5.16, 5.20), 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 14 questions on Antibiotics and new medicines, as a list
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q5(a)(i) (2 marks): Describe the benefits of using double‑blind trials. (2)
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q5(a)(ii) (1 mark): Which stage of the process for testing new medicines could involve a double‑blind trial? (1) A discovery B development C preclinical D clinical
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q5(b)(i) (3 marks): In year one, 9 199 people taking statins reported muscle pain. Calculate the total number of people taking statins in this study. Give your answer to 4 signific
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q5(b)(ii) (3 marks): The scientists concluded that most of the muscle pain reported was not due to the use of statins. Explain, using information from the table in Figure 6, why the
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q5(b)(iii) (2 marks): The results of the study are reliable because the data was obtained from a large sample of people. Describe two factors that should have been considered when se
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(a)(i) (1 mark): Give one reason why antibiotics are not used to treat the common cold. (1)
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(a)(ii) (1 mark): The development of a new antibiotic has many stages. Which is the last stage in the development of a new antibiotic? (1) A preclinical testing B discovery C cli
- June 2023, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q2(b)(ii) (2 marks): Explain why antibiotics can be used to treat bacterial infections. (2)
- June 2023, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q6(b)(ii) (2 marks): Explain why antibiotics can be used to treat bacterial infections. (2)
- June 2022, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q2(a)(v) (2 marks): Explain why chlamydia can be treated with antibiotics. (2)
- June 2022, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q3(b) (3 marks): New antibiotics are being developed to treat the disease caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae. Describe the stages of antibiotic development that would occur after t
- June 2022, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q6(a)(v) (2 marks): Explain why chlamydia can be treated with antibiotics. (2)
- June 2018, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q3(b) (1 mark): Patients with scarlet fever can be treated with antibiotics. New antibiotics need to be tested before they can be used in patients. Which is the correct sequenc
- June 2018, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(b) (1 mark): Antibiotics can be used to treat diseases. Antibiotics kill (1) A antibodies B antigens C bacteria D viruses
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