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AQA - Glucoregulation

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Insulin converts glucose to

a)

glucagon

b)

glycogen

c)

glycerol

d)

glucose

2.

What is glycogen?

a)

polymer of α-glucose

b)

polymer of β-glucose

c)

polymer of amino acids

d)

polymer of glycerol

3.

Glucagon is

a)

a neurotransmitter

b)

released in response to high blood sugar

c)

secreted by α-cells

d)

secreted by β- cells

4.

Glucose does NOT come from

a)

diet

b)

glycolysis

c)

gluconeogenesis

d)

glycogenolysis

5.

Glycolysis is

a)

converting glycogen to glucose

b)

synthesising glycogen from glucose

c)

synthesising glucose from non-carbohydrate sources

d)

The first stage of aerobic and anaerobic respiration

6.

Adrenaline leads to...

a)

glycogenolysis

b)

glycogenesis

c)

parasympathetic nerve stimulation

d)

pupil constriction

7.

Insulin leads to

a)

gluconeogenesis

b)

increased facilitated diffusion of glucose into hepatocytes

c)

glycogenolysis

d)

increased protein kinase activity

8.

Insulin's target cells =

a)

cells of the Islets of Langerhans

b)

cells of the hypothalamus

c)

epithelium of the ileum

d)

hepatocytes

9.

In the second messenger system, what protein catalyses the formation of cAMP from ATP?

a)

adenyl cyclase

b)

protein kinase

c)

ATPase

d)

transmembrane receptor protein

10.

Glycogenesis

a)

Converting glycogen to glucose

b)

First stage of aerobic and anaerobic respiration

c)

Synthesising glycogen from glucose

d)

Synthesising glucose from non-carbohydrate sources