Biology 5090 · O Level · Disease

Disease — practice question

Table 3.1 presents the percentage of smokers in one country together with the number of lung cancer deaths in that same country from 1920 to 2010.
(a(i))[1]

Name the drug in tobacco smoke that leads to addiction.

(a(ii))[1]

Name a substance in tobacco smoke that is known to cause cancer.

(a(iii))[1]

Name a substance in tobacco smoke that affects the carriage of respiratory gases.

(a(iv))[3]

Explain why a pregnant woman is advised against smoking.

(b)[4]

Describe and explain the relationship, shown in Table 3.1, between the number of smokers and the number of deaths from lung cancer.

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