Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Proteins

Proteins — practice question

Which statements give the correct reasons why smallpox has been eradicated, whereas malaria and cholera have not? 1 Cholera vaccines give immunity for only a short time. 2 Plasmodium antigens alter during the life cycle. 3 Smallpox antigens stay unchanged. 4 Vaccines are effective only against viruses.

  • A1, 2 and 3
  • B1, 2 and 4
  • C1, 3 and 4
  • D2, 3 and 4

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