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a. Complete the table below, using the information provided, to determine whether each crop is transgenic, genetically modified or both. Justify each response. 2 marks Crop Transge
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a. The WHO is conducting an ongoing case study related to swine flu. Explain why a case study is an appropriate methodology for the WHO investigation. 2 marks
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b. Explain how the editing of the OsHXK1 gene in rice could result in an increased crop yield. 2 marks Section B
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b. Swine flu causes an acute respiratory tract infection. The virus infects epithelial cells along the airways and in the lungs. All nucleated body cells, including epithelial cell
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c. Dendritic cells play important roles in the initiation of the immune response in many animal species, including humans and pigs. Dendritic cells have both MHC Class | and MHC Cl
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Question 5 (10 marks) Coxiella burnetiid, a species of bacteria, can produce a disease called Q fever in humans. Humans can be infected when coming in contact with animals carrying
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Question 5 (6 marks) The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis causes meningococcal disease. N. meningitidis is contagious and transmitted between people via secretions of the nose and
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a. Outline the roles played by helper T cells in the adaptive immune response in a person with Q fever.
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a. State two roles of neutrophils in an immune response to N. meningitidis. 2 marks
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b. The detection of the bacterial DNA in a patient's blood can involve the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Explain how PCR is used to help identify the presence of the path
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b. Contrast how the adaptive immune system responds to an extracellular pathogen, like N. meningitidis, and an intracellular pathogen, like the influenza virus. 4 marks
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c. Current studies in Australia suggest that only 10% of Q fever cases are identified. State one reason why 90% of Q fever cases are not being identified.
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