plumiRegulating blood glucose: OCR A‑Level Biology A questions
OCR A-Level Biology A past-paper questions on 5.1.4.3 Regulating blood glucose, 2016–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 9 questions on Regulating blood glucose, as a list
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q5 (1 mark): The adrenaline receptor is one of a class of receptors known as GPCRs. The glucagon receptor on liver cells is another type of GPCR. Glucagon stimulates convers
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q5(c) (2 marks): The graph shows the changes in the rate of insulin secretion in a person with type 2 diabetes after consuming glucose. 500 Key: = Normal glucose 450 tolerance =
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q2 (1 mark): Which of the statements about the control of blood glucose is correct? A Pancreas cells increase their release of glucagon when blood glucose concentration rise
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q17(b)(i) (1 mark): Name the cells that secrete insulin. [1]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q17(b)(ii) (2 marks): Explain why it was necessary to increase the concentration of glucose surrounding the cells before they measured insulin secretion. [2]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q17(b)(iii) (2 marks): Suggest and explain which statistical test the researchers would have used to analyse their data. [2]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q17(b)(iv) (2 marks): The statistical test gave a value of p < 0.001. Use the words ‘chance’ and ‘probability’ to draw a conclusion from the result of the statistical test. [2]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q17(b)(v) (2 marks): Nifedipine blocks Ca2+-channels. Explain how blocking calcium channels could inhibit insulin secretion. [2]
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q16(b)(i) (1 mark): Skeletal muscle is one of the main tissues where glucose is removed from the blood in response to insulin. Name the other tissue. [1]
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