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3 marksSocial and Preventative Medicine

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

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

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.

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  1. 3(a)(i)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…[6 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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