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Understanding Penicillin: Modern Medicine

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GCSE / Year 10 / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet explores the development and impact of penicillin in modern medicine, focusing on key vocabulary and concepts.

Topics covered:

#History
#History
#Modern Medicine
#Standard
#Vocabulary & Concepts
#Penicillin
#Define key terms related to penicillin and antibiotics
#Explain the significance of penicillin in medical history
#Compare early and modern uses of penicillin
#Analyse how penicillin changed treatment of infectious diseases

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Understanding Penicillin: Modern Medicine

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Vocabulary and Concepts of Penicillin

Penicillin: The first antibiotic discovered that could kill bacteria.

Antibiotic: A medicine that destroys or inhibits the growth of bacteria.

Infection: The invasion and multiplication of bacteria or viruses that cause illness.

Bacterial resistance: When bacteria change to survive despite the presence of antibiotics.

Discovery of penicillin: Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 when he observed mold killing bacteria.

Impact: Penicillin revolutionised medicine by effectively treating bacterial infections that were often fatal before.

1.
Define the following terms: antibiotic, infection, and bacterial resistance. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Outline how Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin in 1928 changed medical treatment. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
3.
Compare the use of penicillin before and after World War II. (5 marks)
[5 marks]
4.
Explain how the discovery of penicillin impacted the treatment of infectious diseases. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
5.
Analyse the challenges faced in producing penicillin during the early years of its discovery. (5 marks)
[5 marks]
6.
Compare the development of antibiotics with the discovery of penicillin. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
7.
Write a short summary of how penicillin changed the fight against bacterial infections. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
8.
Discuss the limitations of early penicillin use and how scientists addressed them. (6 marks)
[6 marks]

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