Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · The microscope in cell studies

The microscope in cell studies — practice question

The data illustrates how the number of human deaths due to the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus has changed across a five-year period. Methicillin is an antibiotic used to treat a disease caused by S. aureus. MRSA is methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Which statement is not supported by this data?

  • AMore people have MRSA so the disease spreads.
  • BMRSA is more likely to lead to death than S. aureus.
  • CResistant strains of MRSA are becoming more common.
  • DS. aureus will always cause humans to die.

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