Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Biology Question 43
Practice objective / multiple choice question 43 from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.
After a meal, a person's blood glucose concentration rises to \(9 \text{ mmol L}^{-1}\). Normal fasting level is \(5 \text{ mmol L}^{-1}\). Insulin secretion increases glucose uptake at a rate proportional to the excess glucose above normal with constant \(k = 0.8 \text{ mmol L}^{-1}\text{ min}^{-1}\). Simultaneously, glucagon secretion reduces uptake at a rate proportional to the same excess with constant \(g = 0.2 \text{ mmol L}^{-1}\text{ min}^{-1}\). Assuming no further glucose intake, how many minutes will it take for the glucose concentration to fall to within \(0.1 \text{ mmol L}^{-1}\) of the normal level? Give your answer to one decimal place.
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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Biology Question 43. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.
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