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The worksheet focuses on insulin and blood sugar regulation, covering homeostasis, the impact of glucose levels on respiration, and the role of the pancreas. It includes tasks that require students to identify internal conditions, causes of blood glucose fluctuations, and the importance of glucose delivery to cells. Additionally, it discusses how the body regulates blood glucose levels after food intake.

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Worksheet Questions 12

The worksheet focuses on insulin and blood sugar regulation, covering homeostasis, the impact of glucose levels on respiration, and the role of the pancreas. It includes tasks that require students to identify internal conditions, causes of blood glucose fluctuations, and the importance of glucose delivery to cells. Additionally, it discusses how the body regulates blood glucose levels after food intake.

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Insulin and the control of blood sugar level

Task A: Homeostasis and enzymes

1. Using the pictures, state which three internal conditions the body
regulates.

2. What might cause a person's blood glucose levels to increase and


decrease?

3. Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for the


functioning of the human body.

Task B: Glucose levels and respiration

1. Annotate the diagram to show why it is important for glucose to be


delivered to cells of the body.

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Insulin and the control of blood sugar level Worksheet

2. Are these statements about I I I I


glucose levels and am sure think this think this am sure
respiration correct or this is is correct is this is
incorrect? correct incorrect incorrect

It is not dangerous for


a blood glucose levels to
become too high or too
low.

Glucose is constantly
b being delivered to cells
for respiration.

During exercise, blood


glucose levels increase
c as respiration rate
decreases.

3. Use the statements you identified as being incorrect and write out the
correct statement.

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Insulin and the control of blood sugar level Worksheet

Task C: Regulating blood glucose with insulin

1. Annotate the diagram to show how the pancreas brings about an


effect on the liver when blood glucose concentration increases.

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2. Describe how the body decreases blood glucose concentration.

3. For lunch, Jun ate a ham sandwich, a packet of crisps and a banana.
Explain what happens to Jun’s blood glucose levels in the two hours
after he eats his lunch.

Jun

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