"Describe and explain" questions — Cambridge International IGCSE Biology (0610)
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"describe and explain" questions from Cambridge International IGCSE Biology (0610). Read the rubric carefully — the marking points cluster into scientific ideas rather than free-form prose.
Sample questions
- Describe why antibiotics cannot be used to treat viral infections, and explain why patients prescribed antibiotics shoul…
- Describe how physical digestion occurs in the mouth and explain how this process increases the effectiveness of chemical…
- Describe how a fermenter is used to produce penicillin from Penicillium, and explain why the conditions inside the ferme…
- Describe the role of valves in the heart, and explain why the wall of the left ventricle is thicker than the wall of the…
- Describe how lactase is used to produce lactose-free milk, and explain why this product is beneficial to some people.
- Describe the role of hydrochloric acid in the stomach and explain why the enzyme lipase is secreted into the duodenum ra…
- A drug is defined as a substance that alters the body's chemical reactions when introduced into the body. Describe how a…
- A student places a red blood cell into distilled water. Describe and explain what happens to the red blood cell.