Question 1

Where is cholesterol made?

Accepted Answer

Liver

Answer

Stomach

Answer

Heart

Answer

Kidney

Question 2

Which of these problems is not caused by obesity?

Accepted Answer

Type 1 diabetes

Answer

Arthritus

Answer

Heart disease

Answer

Type 2 diabetes

Question 3

Which of these factors does not affect metabolic rate?

Accepted Answer

How much you eat

Answer

Muscle to fat ratio

Answer

Genes inherited from parents

Answer

Activity levels

Question 4

Which of these does not have to be part of a balanced diet?

Accepted Answer

sweetners

Answer

minerals

Answer

Fat

Answer

Sugar

Question 5

Define obesity

Accepted Answer

Being very overweight

Answer

Fat

Answer

Eating too much

Answer

Having a BMI over 25

Question 6

What is a micro-organism that can make you ill called?

Accepted Answer

pathogen

Answer

antigen

Answer

decomposer

Answer

microbe

Question 7

Which pathogen does the MMR vaccine not protect you from?

Accepted Answer

Rabies

Answer

Mumps

Answer

Measles

Answer

Rubella

Question 8

What temperature do schools incubate bacterial cultures at?

Accepted Answer

25 celsius

Answer

37 celsius

Answer

37 fahrenheit

Answer

25 fahrenheit

Question 9

Which bacteria is famous for being resistant to antibiotics?

Accepted Answer

MRSA

Answer

MR

Answer

FSHR

Answer

SA

Question 10

Which scientist started getting staff to wash hands leading to modern hygiene in hospitals?

Accepted Answer

Semmelweiss

Answer

Florence nightingale

Answer

Flemming

Answer

Marie Curie

Question 11

What was thalidomide used to treat originally?

Accepted Answer

sleeping problems

Answer

cancer

Answer

leprosy

Answer

morning sickness

Question 12

What was thalidomide being used for that led to so many birth defects?

Accepted Answer

morning sickness

Answer

cancer

Answer

leprosy

Answer

sleeping problems

Question 13

What drugs trial checks for toxicity?

Accepted Answer

add to a few cells

Answer

double blind trial with thousands of people

Answer

tested on animals

Answer

tested on a few human volunteers

Question 14

What type of trial tests for side effects

Accepted Answer

Test on a few human volunteers

Answer

Ttest on a few cells

Answer

Double blind trial with thousands of patients

Answer

Run computer simulations

Question 15

Which drug leads to the most deaths in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol

Answer

Cocaine

Answer

Marijuana

Answer

Heroine

Question 16

Which drug can reduce cholesterol levels?

Accepted Answer

Statins

Answer

Analgesic

Answer

Sweetners

Answer

Steroid

Question 17

Which is the correct order for hormones in the menstrual cycle?

Accepted Answer

FSH, Oestrogen, LH

Answer

LH, Oestrogen, FSH

Answer

Oestrogen, FSH, LH

Answer

FSH, Oestrogen,LH, progesterone

Question 18

Which hormone matures an egg in the ovary?

Accepted Answer

FSH

Answer

Progesterone

Answer

Oestrogen

Answer

LH

Question 19

Which two hormones can be given as contraceptives?

Accepted Answer

Progesterone, Oestrogen

Answer

LH, progesterone

Answer

FSH, Oestrogen

Answer

Adrenaline, testosterone

Question 20

What part of our nervous system detects stimuli

Accepted Answer

Receptor

Answer

Effector

Answer

Sensory neurone

Answer

Relay neurone

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