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2.2 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems

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Question 31
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A doctor finds that a person has a high level of cholesterol in their blood. The doctor gives the person a statin to take every day.

a.

Explain how taking a statin every day reduces this person's risk of developing coronary heart disease.

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b.

Give one disadvantage of treating a person with statins.

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c.

After one year the person decides to stop taking the statin. Suggest what happens to the level of cholesterol in their blood.

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2.2 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /2.2 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems

179 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 2.2 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, covering 2.2.1 The human digestive system, 2.2.2 The heart and blood vessels, 2.2.3 Blood, 2.2.4 Coronary heart disease: a non-communicable disease, 2.2.5 Health issues, 2.2.6 The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases, and 2.2.7 Cancer. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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