GCSE Biology – Type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Last updated: 30/05/2020

Edexcel GCSE Science – Biology higher Animal coordination, control and homeostasis GCSE Biology – Type 1 and type 2 diabetes

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-I can describe the cause, symptoms and treatment for type 1 diabetes
-I can describe the cause, symptoms and treatment for type 2 diabetes

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Question 1 of 25

1. Question
What is diabetes?
- A condition where blood glucose levels are too high
- A condition where blood glucose levels are too low
- A condition where sugar intake is too high
- A condition where glucagon cannot be produced
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Question 2 of 25

2. Question
Which one of these factors helps to control blood glucose levels?
- Being careful with what foods are consumed
- Constantly maintaining a high intake of sugar
- Exercising as infrequently as possible
- Maintaining high levels of personal hygiene
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Question 3 of 25

3. Question
What does extra insulin cause the liver to do?
- Convert glucose into glycogen
- Convert glycogen into glucose
- Convert glucagon into glycogen
- Convert glucagon into glucose
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Question 4 of 25

4. Question
What is glycogen’s main function?
- An energy storage compound
- An insulin storage compound
- A glucagon storage compound
- No function
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Question 5 of 25

5. Question
What is the substance that stops insulin from reaching cells?
- Cholesterol
- Glucagon
- Glucose
- Erythrocytes
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Question 6 of 25

6. Question
What are the risk factors for diabetes classified as?
- Genetic and environmental
- Genetic
- Environmental
- None
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Question 7 of 25

7. Question
Which of these complications does not occur from diabetes?
- Brain damage
- Heart attacks
- Hyperglycaemia
- Sexual problems
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Question 8 of 25

8. Question
Why does exercising help to control blood glucose levels?
- Increased respiration in the muscles
- Increased insulin intake in the muscles
- Increased insulin intake into the bloodstream
- Decreased glucagon levels in the pancreas
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Question 9 of 25

9. Question
What causes type 1 diabetes?
- Failure to produce enough insulin
- Too much cholesterol in the bloodstream
- An unbalanced diet
- An overproduction of insulin
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Question 10 of 25

10. Question
When is it most common for people to get type 1 diabetes?
- 14 years old
- 28 years old
- 42 years old
- 56 years old
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Question 11 of 25

11. Question
What affects the amount of insulin a person with type 1 diabetes needs?
- Their physical activity and diet
- The size of their pancreas
- Their heart rate
- Their weight and height
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Question 12 of 25

12. Question
What food would be the most detrimental for someone with type 1 diabetes?
- Apples
- Lettuce
- Almonds
- Spinach
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Question 13 of 25

13. Question
Why do people with type 1 diabetes have to constantly be aware of how much they have eaten and how much exercise they have done?
- This can all affect blood glucose levels
- This can all affect blood insulin levels
- This can help doctors to cure them
- This can increase their likelihood of cancers
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Question 14 of 25

14. Question
What is a symptom of type 1 diabetes?
- Uncontrolled high blood glucose levels
- Obesity
- Uncontrolled high insulin levels
- High blood pressure
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Question 15 of 25

15. Question
How can type 1 diabetes be controlled?
- Insulin injections
- Glucagon injections
- An increase in sugar intake
- An increase in salt intake
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Question 16 of 25

16. Question
Which of these is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes?
- Obesity
- Excessive exercise
- Failing kidneys
- Hypoglycaemia
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Question 17 of 25

17. Question
Why do older people have a higher risk of type 2 diabetes?
- Cells are less likely to respond to insulin
- Insulin is older
- Brain may not recognise insulin as a hormone
- Insulin cell lining is too fragile and breaks easily
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Question 18 of 25

18. Question
Why do obese people have a higher risk of type 2 diabetes?
- More cholesterol in the bloodstream
- Insulin is not produced
- Fatty deposits react with insulin
- Genetically more likely to obtain it
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Question 19 of 25

19. Question
Which of these is a symptom of type 2 diabetes?
- Fatigue
- Gaining fat deposits around the facial area
- A lack of thirst for water
- Fragile bones
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Question 20 of 25

20. Question
Can type 2 diabetes be cured?
- Yes, by being active and eating correctly
- Yes, by receiving insulin injections
- Yes, by receiving glucagon injections
- No
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Question 21 of 25

21. Question
Why does insulin not work in type 2 diabetes?
- It cannot access cells as it is blocked by cholesterol
- Its active site doesn't work
- Not enough insulin is produced in the first instance
- The insulin does not travel to the correct cells
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Question 22 of 25

22. Question
What is the correct comparison between type 1 and 2 diabetes?
- Different causes, similar symptoms
- Different causes, different symptoms
- Similar causes, different symptoms
- Similar causes, similar symptoms
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Question 23 of 25

23. Question
What is the difference between the risk factors of type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
- Type 1 – genetic, type 2 – genetic and environmental
- Type 1 – environmental, type 2 – genetic and environmental
- Type 1 – genetic and environmental, type 2 – genetic
- Type 1 – genetic and environmental, type 2 – environmental
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Question 24 of 25

24. Question
How do type 1 and 2 diabetes differ in terms of remission?
- Type 1 – cannot be treated, type 2 – can be treated
- Type 1 – cannot be treated, type 2 – cannot be treated
- Type 1 – can be treated, type 2 – can be treated
- Type 1 – can be treated, type 2 – cannot be treated
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Question 25 of 25

25. Question
What is there correlation between?
- Obesity and levels of type 2 diabetes
- Obesity and levels of type 1 diabetes
- Age and type 1 diabetes
- Exercise and type 1 diabetes
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