Negative Feedback Loop - Glucose

What is the point of a feedback loop?

• To provide the body with more energy

• To provide the body with more food

• To make sure the conditions in the body are always changing

• To make sure the conditions in the body remain stable

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A feedback loop best fits which characteristic of life?

• Cells

• Organization

• Homeostasis

• Adaptation

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According to the feedback loop, what does high blood sugar promote?

• Insulin Release

• Glucagon Release

• Insulin Uptake

• Glycogen Uptake

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What is the difference between what will happen if their is too much Glucose or too little Glucose? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• With too much Glucose, Insulin is released. With too little Glucose, Glucagon is released.

• With too much Glucose, the pancreas produces insulin. With too little Glucose, the pancreas produces glucagon.

• With too much Glucose, Glucagon is released. With too little Glucose, Insulin is released.

• There is no difference.

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Failure to maintain homeostasis could result in:

• lack of internal balance
• eventual death
• difficulty carrying on metabolism 
• all three

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The name for a chemical made by glands that tell cells to make something or respond in some way.

• acid
• enzyme
• perspiration
• hormone

When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels. 

• Positive Feedback Response
• Negative Feedback Loop 

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Negative Feedback Loops:

• amplify processes
• prevent small changes from getting larger
• are initiated during childbirth
• are found only in plants

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What causes blood glucose levels to rise?

• eating

• vigorous exercise

• sleeping

• going to the toilet

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What causes blood glucose levels to fall?

• eating

• vigorous exercise

• sleeping

• going to the toilet

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