# Life Sciences Paper 1, November 2024, question 3.3.2

> After a meal, the hormone insulin is released and the blood glucose level... Marked mark by mark. Q3.3.2, Life Sciences Paper 1 November 2024, 4 marks.

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## Question 3.3.2 (4 marks)

A scientist gave a group of healthy volunteers a sugary drink and measured their blood glucose and insulin levels over the next 90 minutes. Blood glucose rose after the drink, then returned to the normal range as the insulin level increased.

After a meal, the hormone insulin is released and the blood glucose level falls back to normal. Describe TWO ways in which insulin brings about this decrease in blood glucose.

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