GCE O-Level · Biology (6093)

Hormonal Control: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 1 written questions with worked solutions. All on Hormonal Control.

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Question 1

1 mark

Which hormone is released to raise blood glucose concentration when it falls below normal levels?

Question 2

1 mark

A healthy individual consumes a meal rich in carbohydrates. Which of the following describes the immediate hormonal and physiological changes in the body?

Question 3

1 mark

The graph shows the changes in blood glucose concentration of a healthy person after drinking a glucose solution at time \(t = 0\text{ min}\).

Which physiological event occurs primarily during the period marked between \(30\text{ min}\) and \(90\text{ min}\)?

Question 4

1 mark

Which endocrine gland contains the islets of Langerhans responsible for secreting insulin?

Question 5

1 mark

Which of the following characteristics accurately distinguishes hormonal control from nervous control in humans?

Question 6

2 marks

State the specific endocrine gland and the hormone it secretes that stimulates the liver to convert stored glycogen into glucose when blood glucose concentration falls below normal levels.

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