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B lu e r id g e M e llo w
M o u n ta in M ild b le n d
(H ig h (L o w
c a ffe in e ) c a ffe in e )
Describe how you could compare the effect of each type of coffee on human heart rate.
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2. (a) Red blood cells carry oxygen to all parts of the body.
Give two properties of red blood cells which makes them suited to carry out this function.
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(b) (i) Carbon dioxide is released by cells in the body and transported back to
the lungs. In which part of the blood is most of the carbon dioxide carried?
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(ii) Name two other substances that are carried around the body in this part of the
blood.
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(Total 7 marks)
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Pulse rate 66
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(beats per min)
(a) (i) Plot the rest of Kate’s results and complete the graph.
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(ii) Kate stopped exercising after 6 minutes.
Use the graph to find her recovery time.
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(i) After each training session she measured her recovery time.
Why did she do this?
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(ii) At the end of the month, she again plotted her pulse rate against time.
In what TWO ways would the new graph be different from the original?
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(Total 7 marks)
4. A trainer is preparing an athlete for a marathon. The athlete’s heart rate is measured by a heart
rate monitor. The trainer records the heart rate every tenth minute during a training session. The
results for 3 training sessions are shown below.
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(b) Explain why it is important that an athlete’s heart rate increases when they exercise.
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(c) Give one reason why heart rate monitors can provide more reliable data than a traditional
method such as counting pulse rate manually.
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(d) Give one reason why the trainer recorded the information from three training sessions
instead of just from one training session.
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5. The diagram shows a white blood cell.
(a) (i) Use your ruler to measure the maximum length of the cell in the
diagram in mm.
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Calculate the actual length of the white blood cell using the formula:
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(Total 3 marks)
(a) A description to include two from:
• press finger into vessel/artery/finger on wrist/neck/eq;
[Reject finger on vein]
• count number of throbs/pulses/beats/eq;
per unit time/reference to time/eq; 2