This checkpoint tests Block D: cancer and how cells go wrong, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, global disease and pandemics, investigating disease, public health and prevention, and unit synthesis.
This checkpoint assesses your understanding of Block D.
Cancer: mutations, benign vs malignant tumours, metastasis, screening.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: bush medicine knowledge systems, social determinants, Closing the Gap.
Global disease and pandemics: epidemic vs pandemic, COVID-19, influenza, malaria, the WHO.
Investigating disease: case-control and cohort studies, correlation vs causation, ethics.
Public health and prevention: sanitation, quarantine, screening, health promotion, surveillance.
Unit synthesis and depth study: connecting concepts, investigable questions.
1. Cancer begins when:
2. Which statement best describes the difference between a benign and a malignant tumour?
3. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander bush medicine is best described as:
4. A major social determinant that helps explain differences in health outcomes for some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities is:
5. What is the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic?
6. The World Health Organization (WHO) plays a key role in global disease control by:
7. In a case-control study, researchers:
8. A study finds that towns with more ice-cream sales also have more cases of sunburn. The best conclusion is that:
9. Which set of measures are all examples of public health and prevention?
10. During the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries controlled spread better than others. Which combination of factors best explains this difference?
11. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have maintained sophisticated, evidence-based knowledge systems, including bush medicine, for tens of thousands of years. Describe one strength of these knowledge systems, then explain two social determinants (such as access to housing, education, or culturally safe healthcare) that help account for differences in health outcomes today. 4 MARKS
12. Researchers notice that people who drink more sugary soft drinks also tend to develop type 2 diabetes more often. Explain why this does not, on its own, prove that soft drinks cause diabetes, and outline one way researchers could investigate the link more rigorously. Identify one ethical consideration they must address. 4 MARKS
13. A government must choose between funding a vaccination program for a rare but deadly disease, or a sanitation program for a common waterborne disease. Evaluate which program should be prioritised and why. 4 MARKS
Tick when you have finished all questions and reviewed your answers.