AQA GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE
ORGINAZATION QUESTION AND CORRECT
ANSWERS.
What is the building block of all living organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cells.
What is cholesterol? - CORRECT ANSWER -An essential lipid that your body produces
and needs to function properly.
What is the problem with having too much bad cholesterol? - CORRECT ANSWER -Fatty
deposits accumulated in the arteries that block blood flow.
What are statins? - CORRECT ANSWER -Drugs used to reduce the amount of LDL
cholesterol in the bloodstream.
Fill in the gaps (9.1): By reducing the amount of LDL cholesterol in the blood, statins
can reduce the risk of —— heart disease and heart attacks... - CORRECT ANSWER -
coronary
Fill in the gaps (9.2): ....and they can also increase the amount of —— cholesterol in the
blood... - CORRECT ANSWER -healthy HDL
Fill in the gaps (9.3): ...Some studies show that statins may even prevent some other ——
. - CORRECT ANSWER -diseases
Fill in the gaps (10.1): There's a risk that someone may —— to take their statins and thus
inhibit the desired effect... - CORRECT ANSWER -forget
Fill in the gaps (10.2): ...and also that negative side effects like ——, memory loss, liver
damage, or even kidney failure... - CORRECT ANSWER -headaches
,What is an artificial heart? - CORRECT ANSWER -A mechanical device that pumps blood
around a patient's body in replacement for their own heart.
When might a doctor perform a heart transplant? - CORRECT ANSWER -When a patient
has heart failure.
Fill in the gaps (10.3): ...The effect of statins isn't —— and it takes time to work. -
CORRECT ANSWER -instant.
What is the main advantage of an artificial heart over a biological replacement? -
CORRECT ANSWER -They are less likely to be rejected by the body as foreign cells.
Fill in the gaps (11.1): The issues with —— hearts are that they don't work as well as
biological ones, - CORRECT ANSWER -arificial
Fill in the gaps (11.2): ..., the —— motor could fail or wear out,... - CORRECT ANSWER -
electrical
Fill in the gaps (11.3): ...blood doesn't flow through them as easily, leading to blood clots
and ——,.... - CORRECT ANSWER -strokes
Fill in the gaps (11.4): ...and patients must take drugs to —— their blood, negatively
affecting their natural bleeding response. - CORRECT ANSWER -thin
What are the three main causes of heart valve damage? - CORRECT ANSWER -Old age,
heart attacks, and infection.
What are the two types of valves that could be used in a transplant? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Artificial and biological.
, What is the potential issue with valve replacement surgery? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Complications like infection or blood clots could occur.
What is artificial blood? - CORRECT ANSWER -A solution which can be used to replace
real blood that is lost.
What is the issue with artificial blood? - CORRECT ANSWER -If air gets into the bag, it
can be dangerous, and it doesn't work in the long term.
What does artificial blood do? - CORRECT ANSWER -Keeps a patient alive by replacing
blood.
What is health? - CORRECT ANSWER -The state of mental, physical, and social well-
being.
What is a disease? - CORRECT ANSWER -A condition that causes ill health.
What is a communicable disease? - CORRECT ANSWER -A disease that can be spread
between people or from animals to people.
What are two examples of communicable diseases? - CORRECT ANSWER -Influenza,
measles, coronavirus.
What is a non-communicable disease? - CORRECT ANSWER -A disease that cannot be
passed from person to person or from animals to people.
What does a collection of a type specialised cells form? - CORRECT ANSWER -A tissue.
What does a collection of different tissues working together form? - CORRECT ANSWER
-An organ.
ORGINAZATION QUESTION AND CORRECT
ANSWERS.
What is the building block of all living organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cells.
What is cholesterol? - CORRECT ANSWER -An essential lipid that your body produces
and needs to function properly.
What is the problem with having too much bad cholesterol? - CORRECT ANSWER -Fatty
deposits accumulated in the arteries that block blood flow.
What are statins? - CORRECT ANSWER -Drugs used to reduce the amount of LDL
cholesterol in the bloodstream.
Fill in the gaps (9.1): By reducing the amount of LDL cholesterol in the blood, statins
can reduce the risk of —— heart disease and heart attacks... - CORRECT ANSWER -
coronary
Fill in the gaps (9.2): ....and they can also increase the amount of —— cholesterol in the
blood... - CORRECT ANSWER -healthy HDL
Fill in the gaps (9.3): ...Some studies show that statins may even prevent some other ——
. - CORRECT ANSWER -diseases
Fill in the gaps (10.1): There's a risk that someone may —— to take their statins and thus
inhibit the desired effect... - CORRECT ANSWER -forget
Fill in the gaps (10.2): ...and also that negative side effects like ——, memory loss, liver
damage, or even kidney failure... - CORRECT ANSWER -headaches
,What is an artificial heart? - CORRECT ANSWER -A mechanical device that pumps blood
around a patient's body in replacement for their own heart.
When might a doctor perform a heart transplant? - CORRECT ANSWER -When a patient
has heart failure.
Fill in the gaps (10.3): ...The effect of statins isn't —— and it takes time to work. -
CORRECT ANSWER -instant.
What is the main advantage of an artificial heart over a biological replacement? -
CORRECT ANSWER -They are less likely to be rejected by the body as foreign cells.
Fill in the gaps (11.1): The issues with —— hearts are that they don't work as well as
biological ones, - CORRECT ANSWER -arificial
Fill in the gaps (11.2): ..., the —— motor could fail or wear out,... - CORRECT ANSWER -
electrical
Fill in the gaps (11.3): ...blood doesn't flow through them as easily, leading to blood clots
and ——,.... - CORRECT ANSWER -strokes
Fill in the gaps (11.4): ...and patients must take drugs to —— their blood, negatively
affecting their natural bleeding response. - CORRECT ANSWER -thin
What are the three main causes of heart valve damage? - CORRECT ANSWER -Old age,
heart attacks, and infection.
What are the two types of valves that could be used in a transplant? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Artificial and biological.
, What is the potential issue with valve replacement surgery? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Complications like infection or blood clots could occur.
What is artificial blood? - CORRECT ANSWER -A solution which can be used to replace
real blood that is lost.
What is the issue with artificial blood? - CORRECT ANSWER -If air gets into the bag, it
can be dangerous, and it doesn't work in the long term.
What does artificial blood do? - CORRECT ANSWER -Keeps a patient alive by replacing
blood.
What is health? - CORRECT ANSWER -The state of mental, physical, and social well-
being.
What is a disease? - CORRECT ANSWER -A condition that causes ill health.
What is a communicable disease? - CORRECT ANSWER -A disease that can be spread
between people or from animals to people.
What are two examples of communicable diseases? - CORRECT ANSWER -Influenza,
measles, coronavirus.
What is a non-communicable disease? - CORRECT ANSWER -A disease that cannot be
passed from person to person or from animals to people.
What does a collection of a type specialised cells form? - CORRECT ANSWER -A tissue.
What does a collection of different tissues working together form? - CORRECT ANSWER
-An organ.
