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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat class of biomolecule is glucose?CarbohydrateProteinNucleic AcidLipid
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat short term storage polysaccharide is glucose converted to?GlucagonGlycogenEstrogenStarch
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens if glucose levels fall?Insulin levels riseglucagon levels riseglucagon levels dropglycogen levels rise
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which side of the flowchart (left or right) talks about the response to HIGH blood glucose?
Left side
Right side
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which two organs are visible on the flowchart?
Liver and pancreas
Liver and lungs
Pancreas and red blood cells
Pancreas and fat
- 6. Multiple Choice
What are the tubes at the top and bottom of the chart?
Test tubes
Dialysis tubes
Blood vessels
Lungs
- 7. Multiple Choice
What specific molecule does high blood “sugar” refer to?
Pressure
Insulin
Oxygen
Glucose
- 8. Multiple Choice
What substance does the pancreas release when there is HIGH blood sugar?
Glucagon
Insulin
Beta cells
Glucose
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does insulin tell the fat cells to take in from the blood?
Insulin tells fat cells to take in glucose from the blood
Insulin tells pancreas cells to divide
Insulin tells fat cells to take in glucagon from the blood
Insulin tells fat cells to take in insulin from the blood
- 10. Multiple Choice
When fat cells take in glucose, what happens to the blood glucose level?
Blood glucose level decreases
Blood glucose level increases
- 11. Multiple Choice
How does insulin "tell" fat cells to do something?
Insulin sends a text message
Insulin diffuses across the membrane into the fat cells
Insulin fits into the receptors on the surface of the fat cells
Insulin has the same shape as a glucose molecule
- 12. Multiple Choice
The pancreas detects the amount of glucose in the blood. What does the pancreas release if blood sugar is too LOW?
The pancreas releases glucagon if blood sugar is too low
The pancreas releases insulin if blood sugar is too low
The pancreas releases glucose if blood sugar is too low
The pancreas releases beta cells if blood sugar is too low
- 13. Multiple Choice
What happens when glucagon is released?
Glucose enters the liver
The pancreas releases glucose into the blood
The liver releases glucagon into the blood
The liver releases glucose into the blood
- 14. Multiple Choice
How does the liver releasing glucose affect blood sugar levels?
Blood sugar increases
Blood sugar decreases
- 15. Multiple Choice
Blood sugars are controlled by
brain generated chemicals
blood
hormones from the pancreas
chemicals from the liver
- 16. Multiple Choice
The hormone that makes the liver store sugars is
glucose
glycogen
glucagon
insulin
- 17. Multiple Choice
The liver normally stores blood sugar as
glucose
glycogen
glucagon
fats
- 18. Multiple Choice
After a period of fasting the brain makes the pancreas produce
glucose
glycogen
glucagon
insulin
- 19. Multiple Choice
Glycogen is a
hormone
short term protein
sugar stored in the liver
sugar stored in the liver and muscles
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