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AQA Biology Unit 1: Revision Notes: myrevisionnotes, #1
AQA Biology Unit 1: Revision Notes: myrevisionnotes, #1
AQA Biology Unit 1: Revision Notes: myrevisionnotes, #1
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AQA Biology Unit 1: Revision Notes: myrevisionnotes, #1

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"This revision book has everything that I wanted when I was revising my Biology for AS-Level. It has clear concise revision notes and notes pages for you to add your own notes as you go along"

Myrevisionnotes is a series founded by what I thought was wrong with revision books for A-level. They simply didn't work for me and then I realised that this was because they weren't mine! 

Simply these revision guides are a collection of clear and concise revision notes, just what you need to know presented in an easy to read format. Simple right?

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Release dateDec 22, 2014
ISBN9781507037744
AQA Biology Unit 1: Revision Notes: myrevisionnotes, #1
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Andrew Hubbert

Andrew is 22 and lives in Liverpool, UK. He graduated from University of Leicester in 2016 with a degree in Physiotherapy. He works full-time as a Physiotherapist for Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust and also does sports worm in his part time. Reading was always a massive part of Andrew's childhood and adult life and he loves nothing more than immersing himself in a book especially when on holiday. He only writes books that he would read and he hopes that you'll enjoy them as much as he enjoys writing them!

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    AQA Biology Unit 1 - Andrew Hubbert

    Biology Unit 1 – Section 3.1.1

    Microorganisms as Pathogens

    To be considered a pathogen it must:

    Gain entry

    Colonise the tissues

    Resist the defences

    Cause damage to the tissues

    Pathogens include bacteria, viruses and fungi

    How do microorganisms enter the body

    Many pathogens enter through the gas exchange system (including ones that cause flu and TB)

    Food and water can carry pathogens into the stomach and intestines via the mouth and into the digestive system (including ones that cause cholera)

    Preventing pathogens entering

    Mucous layer that covers the exchange surfaces and forms a thick sticky barrier that is difficult to penetrate

    Enzymes that break down pathogens

    Stomach acid which kills pathogens

    How do pathogens cause disease

    By damaging host tissues – the sheer number of pathogens causes damage and stops tissues functioning properly – e.g. viruses stop DNA and RNA synthesis

    By producing toxins – most bacteria produce toxins which cause damage to the body – e.g. the cholera bacterium produces a toxin which leads to diarrhoea

    Correlations and causal

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