Cellular Communication and Responses Quiz

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Which of the following is NOT a type of cellular response?

Cell migration (correct)

Secretion and absorption

Apoptosis (programmed cell death)

Muscle contractions

Which of the following molecules typically binds to receptors on cell membranes?

Proteins

Carbohydrates

Lipids

All of the above (correct)

What is the primary function of kinases in cellular communication?

Phosphorylate and activate other proteins (correct)

Amplify the signal from a single receptor

Initiate cascade reactions

Remove phosphate groups from proteins

Which of the following statements about amplification in cellular communication is correct?

It is an exponential process where activated molecules trigger the activation of many more molecules. Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of phosphorylases in cellular communication?

Deactivate enzymes by removing phosphate groups Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about cascade reactions in cellular communication is correct?

They involve different molecules activating each other in a series of reactions. Signup and view all the answers

What are the three measurable responses that were initially researched when looking at cell response?

Calcium increase, CAMP changes, IP3 changes Signup and view all the answers

Which type of signaling involves a cell locally secreting a molecule that binds to a nearby receptor?

Paracrine signalling Signup and view all the answers

What is true about long distance signaling in terms of hormone types?

Hormonal signaling involves both Protein hormones and Lipid hormones Signup and view all the answers

Which stage of cell signaling involves the binding of a molecule to the receptor protein?

Reception Signup and view all the answers

Which type of membrane receptor is associated with G protein and activates adenylyl cyclase?

GPCR-AC Signup and view all the answers

What are the second messengers that spread throughout the cell through diffusion?

$cAMP$ molecules Signup and view all the answers

Cellular Communication and Responses Quiz

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Which of the following is NOT a type of cellular response?

Which of the following molecules typically binds to receptors on cell membranes?

What is the primary function of kinases in cellular communication?

Which of the following statements about amplification in cellular communication is correct?

What is the role of phosphorylases in cellular communication?

Which of the following statements about cascade reactions in cellular communication is correct?

What are the three measurable responses that were initially researched when looking at cell response?

Which type of signaling involves a cell locally secreting a molecule that binds to a nearby receptor?

What is true about long distance signaling in terms of hormone types?

Which stage of cell signaling involves the binding of a molecule to the receptor protein?

Which type of membrane receptor is associated with G protein and activates adenylyl cyclase?

What are the second messengers that spread throughout the cell through diffusion?

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