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This doesn't cover the whole biology gcse, but it covers some of the keeping healthy section

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Keeping Healthy - Biology 1 Revision GCSE

Question 1 of 17

1

A balanced diet includes everything needed to keep the body healthy

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 2 of 17

1

If you exercise more, you need less energy in your body

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 3 of 17

1

Why do people become obese?

Select one or more of the following:

  • They have taken in more energy than they have used

  • They don't do any exercise

Explanation

Question 4 of 17

1

Starving people can walk about easily

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 5 of 17

1

Why does a pregnant woman need more energy than a normal woman?

Select one or more of the following:

  • They're carrying more weight and have to provide for the baby

  • Because they are under a lot of pressure

Explanation

Question 6 of 17

1

What is a metabolic rate?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Eating loads without getting fat

  • A measure of how quickly the chemical reactions in cells release energy from food

Explanation

Question 7 of 17

1

A pathogen is a tiny microorganism that causes infectious disease

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 17

1

Viruses reproduce inside cells

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 17

1

Toxins do not make you feel Ill

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 17

1

Name two problems linked with obesity

Select one of the following:

  • Cancer and heart disease

  • High blood pressure and heart disease

  • Tiredness and low energy

Explanation

Question 11 of 17

1

Why must we eat food?

Select one of the following:

  • If we don't, we will starve

  • You need to eat food to release the energy you need to live

  • To avoid hunger

Explanation

Question 12 of 17

1

The body prevents most pathogens getting in

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 17

1

White blood cells destroy antigens

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 17

1

Medicines kill all pathogens that cause disease

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 15 of 17

1

Antibiotics can destroy viruses

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 17

1

Why can't antibiotics kill viruses?

Select one of the following:

  • They can

  • Because viruses reproduce inside the body and any treatment could damage the body cells

Explanation

Question 17 of 17

1

Who discovered penicillin?

Select one of the following:

  • Ghandi

  • Pythagoras

  • Alexander Fleming

Explanation

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