Section I
Question 3 - 2010 HSC
Method by which the cilia prevent the entry of pathogens into the human body
Section I
Question 4 - 2002 HSC
Description of a body's response to an infection
Section I
Question 7 - 2010 HSC
Koch's contribution to an understanding of disease
Section I
Question 8 - 2002 HSC
Identification of a disease which can be appropriately treated by antibiotics
Section I
Question 9 - 2002 HSC
Example of quarantine used to control the spread of disease in Australia
Section I
Question 10 - 2002 HSC
Problem caused by over-use of antibiotics leading to resistant strains of pathogens
Section I
Question 11 - 2001 HSC
Best way of making creek water safe to drink
Section I
Question 12 - 2002 HSC
Reason for lack of tissue rejection in transplantation patient
Section I
Question 12 - 2001 HSC
Reason for quarantine of horses arriving in Australia
Section I
Question 13 - 2001 HSC
A possible immune response to a pathogen
Section I
Question 14 - 2001 HSC
Reason for immunisation limiting the spread of infectious diseases
Section I
Question 15 - 2001 HSC
Strategy to determine whether an identified bacterium in the blood of sick animals is the cause of their disease
Section I
Question 16 - 2002 HSC
Discuss a statement about prevention as a modern method of disease control.
Section I
Question 17 - 2010 HSC
Feature of prions that distinguishes them from all other types of pathogens
Section I
Question 18 - 2010 HSC
Determination of approximate diameter of a virus
Section I
Question 18 - 2002 HSC
Describe improvements to the design of an investigation into the relationship between smoking and lung cancer.
Section I
Question 19 - 2010 HSC
Observation that helped develop a model for the transmission of malaria
Section I
Question 19 - 2002 HSC
Explain how a process of water treatment reduces the risk of infection from pathogens in drinking water extracted from a lake.
Section I
Question 20 - 2010 HSC
Sequence of events in an immune response
Section I
Question 20 - 2002 HSC
Outline how mitosis and cell differentiation assist in the maintenance of health.
Section I
Question 22 - 2010 HSC
(a) Draw a graph to represent data recorded in a table. (b) Explain the impact of human processes on biodiversity.
Section I
Question 22-24 - 2001 HSC
22a. Effect of cloning on the genetic diversity of a species. 22b. Evolutionary effects of a disease entering an endangered population with some cloned individuals. 23. Explanation of historical practices to increase immunity against smallpox. 24. Relationship between a cause and a symptom of a non-infectious disease.
Section I
Question 25-28 - 2001 HSC
25. Possible future effects of the widespread use of antibiotics on the spread of disease. 26. Reason for taking immune suppressing drugs following an organ transplant and consequence for patients. 27. Assessment of a statement's validity using graphical data. 28. Impact of scientific understanding and technology on developments in reproductive technologies.
Section I
Question 27 - 2010 HSC
(a) Outline examples of effective quarantine regulations. (b) Explain why this method is effective for one example.
Section I
Question 27 - 2002 HSC
Evaluate the contributions made by Pasteur and Koch to our present understanding of the causes and possible prevention of infectious diseases.
Section II
Question 28 - 2010 HSC
(a) Assess the effectiveness of a given model to explain the cause of organ transplant rejection. (b) Outline the role of two types of T lymphocytes in organ rejection.
