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SECTION A
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Answer all the questions.
1 Which option is a short-term effect of a pollutant on the respiratory system?
A Asthma attack
B Chronic bronchitis
C Emphysema
D Lung cancer
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2 Herceptin is a drug used in immunotherapy to treat breast cancer.
Which of the statements about treating cancer with Herceptin is correct?
A Chemicals bind to oestrogen to prevent transcription in cancer cells.
B Ionising radiation binds to cancer cells.
C Specialised antibodies are attracted to cancer cells.
D Toxic chemicals destroy cancer cells.
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3 Which of the statements about a false-negative screening test for breast cancer is correct?
A A follow-up biopsy confirms that no cancer is present in the breast tissue.
B A mammogram looks abnormal even though no cancer is present.
C A mammogram looks normal even though cancer is present.
D The person looking at the mammograms records a positive result by mistake.
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4 When the number of people in a population that are immune to a disease reaches a herd
immunity threshold (HIT) value then the disease is no longer present in that population.
The table shows data for four diseases, A to D, in a population of 50 000 people.
Disease Number of people with
immunity to the disease
Herd immunity threshold (%)
A 44 000 92–94
B 38 000 83–86
C 39 000 80–96
D 41 000 75–86
Which of the diseases is no longer present in this population?
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5 The diphtheria vaccine contains a bacterial toxin that results in the production of antibodies when
injected into the body.
Which type of immunity is provided by the diphtheria vaccine?
A Artificial active immunity
B Artificial passive immunity
C Natural active immunity
D Natural passive immunity
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6 The pie chart shows the percentage number of deaths in a population from respiratory diseases
and from all other causes during a flu epidemic.
4.6%
22.9%
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