Cell Signaling (Amoeba Sisters)

What is another name for a signal molecule?

• Aphipathic

• Ligand

• Ligon

• Lectin

Which of the following is the correct order for cell signaling

• Transduction, Reception, Response

• Response, Reception, Transduction

• Reception, Response, Transduction

• Reception, Transduction, Response

What is the purpose of transduction?

• To decrease size of signal

• To amplify signal

• To make signal smaller

• To make shape of the cell change.

Hormones being carried in the blood stream would be an example of which type of signaling?

• Direct Contact

• Short Distance

• Medium Distance

• Long Distance

What disease affects the endocrine system and produces to much growth hormone, causing the cell to keep dividing?

• HIV

• Cancer

• Auto Immune disease

• Botulism

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4