Biology 9700 · 10 Infectious diseases
10.2 Antibiotics
Outline how penicillin targets bacteria, explain why antibiotics fail against viruses, and discuss the causes and mitigation of resistance.
- Questions
- 126
- Years
- 2004–2026
- Multiple choice
- 87
- Written answer
- 39
- Average marks
- 4.9
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- Paper 1variants 01, 11, 12, 13, 1487
- Paper 2variants 02, 21, 22, 2320
- Paper 4variants 04, 41, 42, 439
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- Paper 3variants 31, 343
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| 2006 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
