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IB Biology SL 3.3.2 Negative feedback loops Question Bank

Practise IB Biology SL 3.3.2 by identifying how negative feedback reverses a change and helps maintain stability.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • Identify a negative-feedback sequence in which the response reduces the original change.
  • Explain how feedback pathways help maintain stable internal conditions.

D3.3.2—Negative feedback loops question 1

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The diagram shows a feedback pathway.

Figure for Question D3.3.2—Negative feedback loops question 1 — IB Biology SL

Which sequence is an example of the pathway?

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II

III

high blood sugar

alpha cells

secretion of insulin

low blood sugar

alpha cells

secretion of glucagon

high blood sugar

beta cells

secretion of glucagon

low blood sugar

beta cells

secretion of insulin

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