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Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Combined Science practice

A patient is given a course of antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection. After a few days, the patient feels better and stops taking the antibiotics, even though the full course was not completed. Discuss the potential consequences of this action in terms of antibiotic resistance, referencing the principles of natural selection. [4 marks]

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Natural selection and genetic modification

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A patient is given a course of antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection. After a few days, the patient feels better and stops taking the antibiotics, even though the full course was not completed. Discuss the potential consequences of this action in terms of antibiotic resistance, referencing the principles of natural selection. [4 marks].

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