Cell Communication Quiz

How do other types of organisms communicate?

• All of the above

• Through electrical signals

• Through physical signals

• Through chemical signals

How do cells within organisms communicate?

• Through chemical signals

• Through electrical signals

• All of the above

• Through direct contact

What are some examples of short and long distance messages in the body?

• Nerve impulses and hormone signals

• Blood flow and muscle contractions

• Cellular vibrations and sound waves

• All of the above

What types of messages would be considered 'general' messages sent throughout the body?

• Messages related to sensory input

• Messages related to emotional responses

• Messages related to overall body functions

• Messages related to specific organs or tissues

What types of messages would be considered more specific?

• Messages related to overall body functions

• Messages related to sensory input

• Messages related to specific organs or tissues

• Messages related to emotional responses

What do protein kinase molecules do to other molecules?

• they add a phosphate group to them
• they remove phosphate groups from them
• they break them down
• they inhibit the action of the molecule

Which of the following represents a signaling molecule that acts long-distance?

• hormone

• saccharide

• second messengers

• neurotransmitter

Which of the following represents the correct sequence of events involved in signal transduction?

• reception, response, transduction

• transduction, reception, response

• response, reception, transduction

• reception, transduction, response

What is a molecule that specifically binds to another molecule called?

• modulator

• ligand

• hormone

• neurotransmitter

What is it called when you add energy to a molecule via the addition of a phosphate

• energization

• phosphorylation

• phosphorylase