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6 marksSocial and Preventative Medicine

CAPE Biology Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2 · Question 3(a)(i)

Table 1 presents cancer mortality rates (per 100,000) for men and women in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2008.

Construct a histogram (comparative bar chart) of mortality rates for both men and women across the cancer types given in Table 1 on the grid provided on page 11.

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  1. 3(a)(ii)Based on Table 1, comment on the leading cause of cancer mortality for men, for women, and for both sexes combined, quoting the mortality rate in each case.[3 marks]
  2. 3(b)(i)Define the term 'VO2 max'.[2 marks]
  3. 3(b)(ii)Explain the plateau observed in the graph after reaching the VO2 max point.[2 marks]
  4. 3(b)(iii)State two factors that affect VO2 max, explaining briefly how each factor influences its value.[2 marks]

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