Treating, curing and preventing disease - OCR Gateway test questions - OCR Gateway

1

What is the difference between an antibiotic and an antiseptic?

2

Which of these cells produces antibodies?

3

Why is the petri dish autoclaved (heated to a high temperature) before the agar jelly is poured into it?

4

Which of these is a non-specific defence against pathogens?

5

Which acid is found in the stomach and helps to kill pathogens that have been ingested?

6

Which of these cells engulfs bacteria?

7

What is a vaccine made from?

8

Which of these types of drugs could you use to treat a person suffering from a measles infection?

9

Look at the diagram and decide which antibiotic is the most effective.

Diagram showing which antibiotic is the most effective

10

What is a placebo?