A level Biology Edexcel A
Topic 1 - practice questions
1. Why do many animals have a heart and circulation
system?
2. What is the blood clotting process and its role in
cardiovascular disease?
3. How can you analyse and interpret quantitative
data on illness and mortality rates to determine
health risks?
4. Why is water an important solvent in transport
within the body?
5. How do the structures of blood vessels relate to
their functions?
6. What are the phases of the cardiac cycle and how
does the structure of the heart relate to its
function?
7. How can the relationship between heart structure
and function be investigated practically?
8. What is atherosclerosis?
9. What are some modifiable risk factors for CVD?
10. What is the difference between correlation and
causation?
Topic 1 - practice questions
1. Why do many animals have a heart and circulation
system?
2. What is the blood clotting process and its role in
cardiovascular disease?
3. How can you analyse and interpret quantitative
data on illness and mortality rates to determine
health risks?
4. Why is water an important solvent in transport
within the body?
5. How do the structures of blood vessels relate to
their functions?
6. What are the phases of the cardiac cycle and how
does the structure of the heart relate to its
function?
7. How can the relationship between heart structure
and function be investigated practically?
8. What is atherosclerosis?
9. What are some modifiable risk factors for CVD?
10. What is the difference between correlation and
causation?
