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Topic 4.1 - Cell Communication

Authored by Mackenzie Heuer

Biology

10th - 12th Grade

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Topic 4.1 - Cell Communication
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To respond to a signal, a cell must have a(n) _______ molecule that can detect the signal.

paracrine

receptor

autocrine

responder

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Chemical signals reaching a cell deep inside a multicellular organism may come from

the brain.

the lymphatic system.

glands.

other cell types.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A molecule that binds to the particular three-dimensional structure of a receptor site is known as a(n)

regulator

ligand

receptor

ion channel

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A signal made by an animal cell that affects that same cell is a(n) _______ and a signal that is made by an animal cell and that diffuses to and affects a nearby cell is a(n) _______.

paracrine signal; autocrine signal

hormone; autocrine signal

autocrine signal; paracrine signal

paracrine signal; hormone

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Paracrine signals

act on the cells that made them.

move through the blood and act on cells far from their source.

act on cells that are near to those that secrete them.

do not act through receptors.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do you call it when two neurons communicate through neurotransmitters?

Hormones
Synapse
Cholesterol
Monty

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an organic compound that is made by glands in the body (pituitary, thyroid, etc) that is used in long distance communication between cells?

Hormones
Neurotransmitters
Synapse
Carbohydrates

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