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Edexcel International A Level Biology past-paper questions on 1.4.4 Reducing risk: diet, BMI and lifestyle, 2019–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 24 questions on Reducing risk: diet, BMI and lifestyle, as a list
- June 2025, AS Unit 1, Q8(b) (1 mark): The development of gum disease can be reduced by good oral hygiene. This is one example of a healthy lifestyle. Give two other examples of a healthy lifestyle t
- June 2025, Unit 5, Q4(c) (6 marks): Ageing affects different organ systems. Three systems affected by ageing are the: • cardiovascular system • breathing and gas exchange system • brain and nervou
- January 2025, AS Unit 1, Q4(b)(i) (1 mark): Calculate the BMI of this woman. Use the formula: mass in kg BMI = ( height in m )2 (1) Answer
- January 2025, AS Unit 1, Q4(b)(ii) (1 mark): Calculate the WHR of this woman. (1) Answer : 1
- January 2025, AS Unit 1, Q4(c)(iii) (3 marks): The graphs show the BMI and WHR of the men and women who died due to either CVD or CHD. Key: men women 15 10 Percentage of people who died due to 5 cardiovascul
- January 2024, AS Unit 1, Q5(a)(i) (1 mark): Name one other obesity indicator. (1)
- January 2024, AS Unit 1, Q5(a)(ii) (1 mark): Which of the following is the BMI of a person who has a mass of 65 kg and a height of 165 cm? (1) A 23 B 24 C 39 D 40
- January 2024, AS Unit 1, Q5(a)(iii) (1 mark): A person’s BMI is used to put them into a weight category. A person with a BMI of 25 and above, but below 30, is considered to be overweight but not obese. Whic
- January 2024, AS Unit 1, Q5(b) (1 mark): People who are overweight or obese are encouraged to lose weight. State two ways in which a person could lose weight. (1) 1 2
- January 2024, AS Unit 1, Q5(c)(ii) (2 marks): People with low levels of amylase in their saliva were found to lose weight more easily. Suggest why these people lost weight more easily. (2)
- January 2024, AS Unit 1, Q5(d)(ii) (2 marks): Suggest why the rate of replication of the bacteria could affect weight loss. (2)
- January 2023, AS Unit 1, Q5(a)(i) (1 mark): Which row in the table describes the cholesterol content and antioxidant content of this diet? (1) Cholesterol content Antioxidant content A high high B high lo
- January 2023, AS Unit 1, Q5(a)(ii) (1 mark): Name two other dietary risk factors that could be changed in this diet. (1) 1 2
- June 2022, AS Unit 1, Q6(b)(ii) (2 marks): Explain the lifestyle changes this woman could make to reduce her 10-year risk of CVD. Use the information in the table to support your answer. (2)
- January 2022, AS Unit 1, Q7(b)(iii) (2 marks): Explain why changes in diet, other than antioxidants, can reduce the risk of CVD. (2)
- June 2021, AS Unit 1, Q6(a)(i) (1 mark): Calculate the waist size of female K. (1) Answer cm
- June 2021, AS Unit 1, Q6(a)(ii) (3 marks): The formula for calculating BMI is: mass in kg BMI = (height in m)2 Calculate the mass of female K, using the data in the table. (3) Answer kg
- June 2021, AS Unit 1, Q6(a)(iii) (2 marks): Comment on the risk of developing CVD in these two women. (2)
- June 2021, AS Unit 1, Q6(a)(iv) (2 marks): The diagram shows how the waist and hip measurements should be taken, using a tape measure. measure waist at narrowest point measure hips at widest point Explai
- June 2021, AS Unit 1, Q6(b)(i) (2 marks): Suggest two reasons why the skinfold thickness values are different at each site on the body. Assume that the skin callipers have been used correctly. (2)
- June 2021, AS Unit 1, Q6(b)(ii) (1 mark): The table shows a body fat interpretation chart. The values in the table are the means of the four skinfold thickness measurements. Level of body fat Age Low Mo
- October 2020, AS Unit 1, Q5(a) (1 mark): Name two obesity indicators used by scientists. (1) 1 2
- October 2020, AS Unit 1, Q5(b)(ii) (1 mark): In the presence of water, glucomannan swells to form a semi‑solid gel. The diagram shows a stomach with glucomannan present and a stomach without glucomannan. K
- October 2020, AS Unit 1, Q5(c)(i) (3 marks): The table shows the results of this study. Mean body mass of the group of women / kg Number of weeks on the diet Group on the Group on the very low‑fat diet low
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