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Question 1 of 16

1

What do stimulants do to the body?

Select one of the following:

  • Improve muscle development

  • Slow down the brain's activity

  • Increase heart rate

Explanation

Question 2 of 16

1

What deficiency disease causes week bones with odd shapes?

Select one of the following:

  • Kwashiorkor

  • Rickets

  • Anaemia

  • Night-blindness

  • Scurvy

Explanation

Question 3 of 16

1

Which of the following short-term effect is caused by excessive alcohol intake?

Select one of the following:

  • Brain damage

  • Liver damage

  • Slurred speech

Explanation

Question 4 of 16

1

What is meant by a recreational drug?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Not taken as a medicine.

  • A drug taken for pleasure.

  • Can cause you to hallucinate.

  • Any drug used for its mind-altering effect rather than medicine.

  • It is harmless to you.

  • Is Legal.

Explanation

Question 5 of 16

1

What deficiency disease is caused by a lack of Iron?

Select one of the following:

  • Scurvy

  • Night-blindness

  • Kwashiorkor

  • Anaemia

  • Rickets

Explanation

Question 6 of 16

1

Which drink in the diagram contains the highest amount of caffeine?

Select one of the following:

  • A cup of weak tea

  • A cup of takeaway coffee

  • A can of cola

Explanation

Question 7 of 16

1

What two different effects on the body of being malnourished?

Select one or more of the following:

  • You will get anorexia.

  • You will get irregular periods.

  • You will get a deficiency decease e.g.
    calcium deficiency.

  • Reduced resistance to infection.

  • You are more likely to get heart disease.

Explanation

Question 8 of 16

1

Which drink in the diagram contains the highest amount of caffeine?

Select one of the following:

  • A cup of weak tea

  • A cup of takeaway coffee

  • A can of cola

Explanation

Question 9 of 16

1

What two health problems that are linked to not getting enough food?

Select one of the following:

  • Reduced resistance to infection

  • Regular period

  • A type of deficiency diseases

  • It could lead to starvation or possibly death

Explanation

Question 10 of 16

1

What Organ fits into this sentence:
Hormones control the total amount of water lost from the body. Hormones are produced by ...........

Select one of the following:

  • Glands

  • Skin

  • Heart

  • Lungs

  • Kidneys

Explanation

Question 11 of 16

1

What is the addictive substance in tobacco?

Select one of the following:

  • Nicotine

  • Cotinine

  • Tar

Explanation

Question 12 of 16

1

What is one effect of the carbon monoxide from tobacco smoke?

Select one of the following:

  • It adds to the greenhouse effect.

  • It reduces the ability of the smoker's bloodstream to carry oxygen.

  • It causes lung cancer and throat cancer.

Explanation

Question 13 of 16

1

What happens when the diaphragm contracts?

Select one of the following:

  • Decrease the volume in the chest

  • Increase the volume in the chest

Explanation

Question 14 of 16

1

What is the name called when to muscles work together called?

Select one of the following:

  • Anagonistic

  • Two

  • Friends

  • Mates

  • Antagonistic

Explanation

Question 15 of 16

1

What does the skeleton protect?

Select one of the following:

  • Joints

  • Muscles

  • Vital Organs

Explanation

Question 16 of 16

1

Synovial fluid:

Select one of the following:

  • Aids tendons

  • Strengthens the joint

  • Lubricates the joint

Explanation

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