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Give two reasons why someone infected with a virus should not be given antibiotics.
See it on the paper →One structural feature of a virus is that it contains genetic material. State one other structural feature of a virus.
See it on the paper →Grasses take in water from the soil through the root hair cells. Describe how water moves into root hair cells.
See it on the paper →The cytoplasm of a plant cell contains a 15% sugar solution. The plant cell is placed in sugar solutions of different concentrations. In which solution would there be a net diffusion of water out of the cell?
See it on the paper →The cytoplasm of a plant cell contains a 15% sugar solution. The plant cell is placed in sugar solutions of different concentrations. In which solution would there be a net diffusion of water out of the cell?
See it on the paper →Some candidates knew that antibiotics only work on bacterial infections and that overuse of antibiotics may lead to bacteria that are resistant. Some candidates also knew that the body has beneficial bacterial that can be removed by antibiotics.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/42 Q3(c)(ii) (Cambridge)
Few candidates could recall a structural feature of viruses.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/42 Q3(c)(iii) (Cambridge)
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