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Diseases and disorders of the respiratory system
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20 CXC CSEC Human and Social Biology questions on Diseases and disorders of the respiratory system, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which of the following is the causative agent of tuberculosis?

  1. Streptococcus pneumoniae
  2. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  3. Haemophilus influenzae
  4. Plasmodium falciparum
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✓ Answer: BMycobacterium tuberculosis
Award 1 mark for correct identification. A is incorrect — Streptococcus pneumoniae causes pneumonia. C is incorrect — Haemophilus influenzae causes respiratory infections but not TB. D is incorrect — Plasmodium falciparum causes malaria, not a respiratory disease.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

During an asthma attack, which of the following occurs in the respiratory system?

  1. The alveoli fill with fluid
  2. The bronchioles constrict and produce excess mucus
  3. The diaphragm becomes paralysed
  4. The trachea collapses
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✓ Answer: BThe bronchioles constrict and produce excess mucus
Award 1 mark for identifying bronchoconstriction and mucus production. A is incorrect — this describes pneumonia. C is incorrect — diaphragm paralysis is not a feature of asthma. D is incorrect — tracheal collapse is not associated with asthma attacks.
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Kramizo currently has 20 exam-board-aligned practice questions on Diseases and disorders of the respiratory system for CXC CSEC Human and Social Biology, with new questions added every week. Each question gives you instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme that tells you exactly what would earn marks on a real CXC paper. The questions span the full difficulty range — from straightforward recall (level 1) right up to multi-step reasoning and evaluation (level 3) — so the bank works for first-pass revision and final exam-week stress testing alike.
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Are the Diseases and disorders of the respiratory system questions aligned to the official CXC CSEC Human and Social Biology syllabus?
Every question is written against the published CXC CSEC Human and Social Biology specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real CXC paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from CXC.
How is Diseases and disorders of the respiratory system typically tested on CXC CSEC Human and Social Biology papers?
Diseases and disorders of the respiratory system appears across multiple question types on real CXC CSEC Human and Social Biology papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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