Unit Award Scheme

122470 INFECTION AND RESPONSE

In successfully completing this unit, the Learner will have		Evidence needed
shown knowledge of
1	the four different pathogen types	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
demonstrated the ability to
2	draw two pictures showing the main ways pathogenic bacteria and viruses cause damage in the body	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
shown knowledge of
3	at least two ways to reduce or prevent the spread of disease	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
demonstrated the ability to
4	describe the key features of measles, HIV and the tobacco mosaic virus as examples of viral pathogens	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
5	describe the key features of salmonella food poisoning and gonorrhoea as examples of bacterial pathogens	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
6	describe the main signs, transmission and treatment of rose black spot in plants as an example of fungal pathogens	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
7	describe the symptoms, transmission and control of malaria, including knowledge of the mosquito vector as an example of a protist pathogen	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
8	describe the main defences that stop pathogens entering the human body, including the skin, nose, stomach, and trachea (windpipe)	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
9	describe the main role of the immune system	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
10	describe how white blood cells destroy pathogens	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
11	describe how vaccination works, including a definition of 'herd immunity'	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
shown knowledge of
12	the meaning of 'antibiotics' and 'painkillers'	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
demonstrated the ability to
13	describe the origins of at least two pharmaceutical drugs, eg penicillin, aspirin, digitalis	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
14	describe the key stages of how new drugs are tested, including pre-clinical testing and clinical trials	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
shown knowledge of
15	the main ways double-blind trials and placebos are used in the drug industry.	Summary sheet and/or student completed work

All outcomes recorded on an AQA Summary Sheet

Approved 12 November 2024Level - Level One