Lesson 4: Balancing Glucose and Understanding Homeostasis Preview CT-STEM

How does exercise affect blood glucose levels?

The graph below represents a non-diabetic individual before, during and after exercise. Use the graph to answer the questions below.

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

Question 5.1

At approximately what point in time did the blood glucose level drop to its lowest point?

After 10 minutes of exercise
After 30 minutes of exercise
After 15 minutes of exercise
After 20 minutes of exercise

Question 5.2

At approximately what point in time did the blood glucose level rise to its highest point?

20 minutes
50 minutes
60 minutes
70 minutes

Question 5.3

Propose an explanation for the trend in the graph from (approximately) minute 50 to minute 120. Use background knowledge and reasoning from previous lessons and readings to support your explanation. Again, you can scroll back to see any data that might help you with this answer.

Notes

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