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Health and disease: Edexcel GCSE Biology questions

Every Edexcel GCSE Biology exam question on Health and disease (specification points 5.1–5.3), 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q2(b)(i)

    June 2025 · Paper 1 Higher

    1 markHealth and disease
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    June 2025 Paper 1 Higher, question 2(b)(i): State why liver disease is a non-communicable disease. (1)

  2. Q3(d)

    June 2024 · Paper 1 Higher

    1 markHealth and disease
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    June 2024 Paper 1 Higher, question 3(d): Beriberi is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin B1 in the diet. Give one reason why beriberi is classed as a non‑communicable disease. (1)

  3. Q9(d)(i)

    June 2024 · Paper 1 Foundation

    1 markHealth and disease
    The whole paper ↗
    June 2024 Paper 1 Foundation, question 9(d)(i): Beriberi is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin B1 in the diet. Give one reason why beriberi is classed as a non‑communicable disease. (1)

  4. Q4(a)

    June 2023 · Paper 1 Foundation

    1 markHealth and disease
    The whole paper ↗
    June 2023 Paper 1 Foundation, question 4(a): Which is the reason why obesity is a non-communicable disease? (1) A it is spread from person to person B it is caused by a virus C it is not spread from person

  5. Q3(a)(iii)

    June 2022 · Paper 1 Higher

    1 markHealth and disease
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    June 2022 Paper 1 Higher, question 3(a)(iii): State why chlamydia can be described as a communicable disease. (1)

  6. Q9(a)(iii)

    June 2022 · Paper 1 Foundation

    1 markHealth and disease
    The whole paper ↗
    June 2022 Paper 1 Foundation, question 9(a)(iii): State why chlamydia can be described as a communicable disease. (1)

  7. Q3(a)

    November 2021 · Paper 1 Higher

    1 markHealth and disease
    The whole paper ↗
    November 2021 Paper 1 Higher, question 3(a): Name the organisation which defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (1)

  8. Q3(b)(i)

    November 2021 · Paper 1 Higher

    2 marksHealth and disease
    The whole paper ↗
    November 2021 Paper 1 Higher, question 3(b)(i): State two ways that communicable diseases are different from non-communicable diseases. (2) 1 2

  9. Q9(a)

    November 2021 · Paper 1 Foundation

    1 markHealth and disease
    The whole paper ↗
    November 2021 Paper 1 Foundation, question 9(a): Name the organisation which defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (1)

  10. Q9(b)(i)

    November 2021 · Paper 1 Foundation

    2 marksHealth and disease
    The whole paper ↗
    November 2021 Paper 1 Foundation, question 9(b)(i): State two ways that communicable diseases are different from non-communicable diseases. (2) 1 2

  11. Q8(a)(ii)

    November 2020 · Paper 1 Foundation

    1 markHealth and disease
    The whole paper ↗
    November 2020 Paper 1 Foundation, question 8(a)(ii): Give one reason why measles is described as a communicable disease. (1)
All 11 questions on Health and disease, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q2(b)(i) (1 mark): State why liver disease is a non-communicable disease. (1)
  2. June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q3(d) (1 mark): Beriberi is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin B1 in the diet. Give one reason why beriberi is classed as a non‑communicable disease. (1)
  3. June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q9(d)(i) (1 mark): Beriberi is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin B1 in the diet. Give one reason why beriberi is classed as a non‑communicable disease. (1)
  4. June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(a) (1 mark): Which is the reason why obesity is a non-communicable disease? (1) A it is spread from person to person B it is caused by a virus C it is not spread from person
  5. June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q3(a)(iii) (1 mark): State why chlamydia can be described as a communicable disease. (1)
  6. June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q9(a)(iii) (1 mark): State why chlamydia can be described as a communicable disease. (1)
  7. November 2021, Paper 1 Higher, Q3(a) (1 mark): Name the organisation which defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (1)
  8. November 2021, Paper 1 Higher, Q3(b)(i) (2 marks): State two ways that communicable diseases are different from non-communicable diseases. (2) 1 2
  9. November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q9(a) (1 mark): Name the organisation which defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (1)
  10. November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q9(b)(i) (2 marks): State two ways that communicable diseases are different from non-communicable diseases. (2) 1 2
  11. November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q8(a)(ii) (1 mark): Give one reason why measles is described as a communicable disease. (1)

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