Some foods contain prebiotics - Edexcel - GCSE Biology - Question 2 - 2013 - Paper 1
Question 2
Some foods contain prebiotics.
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The active ingredients in prebiotics are
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Worked Solution & Example Answer:Some foods contain prebiotics - Edexcel - GCSE Biology - Question 2 - 2013 - Paper 1
Step 1
Calculate the difference between the number of bacteria present in the digestive system before and after the yogurt was eaten.
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Answer
From the graph, the number of useful bacteria before eating yogurt is approximately 8000 and after eating yogurt is approximately 14000.
To find the difference:
extDifference=extAfter−extBefore
extDifference=14000−8000=6000
Thus, the difference in the number of bacteria present is 6000.