Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Heart

Heart — practice question

A group of students looked into how exercise affected heart rate. They recorded heart rates before exercising, immediately after a 1 km run, and one minute after the 1 km run. Before starting the investigation, they planned a hypothesis.
(a(i))[2]

Write a suitable hypothesis for this investigation.

(a(ii))[2]

Describe a method the students could use to measure their pulse.

(b)[2]

Describe the effect a blockage in the coronary artery has on the heart.

(c)[6]

Describe and explain how exercise affected the average heart rate recovery of the coronary heart disease patients in group A and group B. Support your answer with data from Fig. 2.1.

(d)[1]

Exercise may lower the risk of coronary heart disease. State one other possible method of reducing the chance of developing coronary heart disease.

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