etAP cell differentiation video 2.9.24

What is the function of transcription factors in a cell?

• Regulate cell division

• Inhibit gene expression

• Control protein synthesis

• Activate certain genes and turn them on

What is the term used to describe the process where one cell or group of cells induces another group of cells to differentiate?

• Asymmetric segregation

• Cellular determination

• Transcription activation

• Inductive signaling

What is the main goal of cytoplasmic determinants and induction in cell specialization?

• To regulate cell metabolism

• To control cell size

• To change gene expression

• To maintain cell structure

What determines what genes in a given cell are turned on or off?

• External pressure

• Internal temperature

• Cellular pH level

• Cues from the environment

What is the term for the process of cells deciding what they are going to grow up to be based on cues they receive?

• Cellular specialization

• Cellular induction

• Cellular determination

• Cellular differentiation

What is the function of gap junctions in induction?

• To control cell division

• To regulate cell signaling

• To facilitate direct contact between cells

• To regulate gene expression

What is the main role of stem cells during development?

• To maintain cell structure

• To control cell size

• To differentiate into specialized cells

• To regulate cell metabolism

What is the term for the process of cells being made to specialize into different things by having different transcription factors around?

• Cellular differentiation

• Asymmetric segregation

• Transcription activation

• Cellular determination

What is the main function of genes in a cell?

• To give cells specific instructions on how to make different kinds of proteins

• To provide structural support

• To regulate cell division

• To store energy

What is the term for the process of cells being made to specialize into different things through signals passed by diffusion or direct contact between cells?

• Inductive signaling

• Cellular determination

• Cellular differentiation

• Transcription activation