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Cell-Cell Interations and Cell Signaling

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ seals cells together

a)

desmosomes

b)

tight junctions

c)

gap junctions

d)

plasmodesmata

2.

desmosomes contain.........

a)

anchoring proteins

b)

intermediate filaments

c)

cadherins (membrane proteins)

3.

Plasmodesmata are found in both animal and plant cells

a)

true

b)

false, plasmodesmata are only found in animal cells

c)

false, plasmodesmata are only found in plant cells

4.

Peptidoglycan's function is to _________ in __________ cells.

a)

resist tension; plants

b)

ground substance; animal

c)

resist tension; bacteria

d)

resist tension; animal

5.

What is the name of the region indicated by the red square?

a)

proteoglycan

b)

integrin

c)

Laminin

d)

collagen

6.

which of the following cell-cell interactions are used for signaling?

a)

desmosomes

b)

gap junctions

c)

tight junctions

7.

Cellulose is found in __________.

a)

animals

b)

bacteria

c)

plants

d)

none of the above

8.

_______ cells can regulate H2O thanks to the __________.

a)

plant; plasma membrane

b)

animal; cell wall

c)

animal; plasma membrane

d)

plant; cell wall

9.

the extracellular cushioning material found in animals is ____________

a)

pectin

b)

polysaccharides

c)

sugars

d)

none of the above

10.

The primary function of integrin is to

a)

bind to the ECM

b)

seals cells together

c)

provide ground substance

d)

help resist tension

11.

ECM has important roles in

a)

just structure and support

b)

homeostasis

c)

tissue repair

d)

regeneration and cancer

12.

The ECM is made up of

a)

Laminin

b)

Integrin

c)

Collagen

d)

Proteoglycans

e)

all of the above

13.

only small macromolecules can pass through Gap Junctions

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Proteoglycans contain a single ______ with "branches" of ____________.

a)

sugar; proteins

b)

protein; sugars

c)

sugar; nucleotides

d)

lipid; sugars

15.

Cadherins have selective adhesion

a)

true

b)

false

16.

can easily diffuse across the plasma membrane

a)

lipid soluble

b)

lipid insoluble

17.

Generally all ______ are _________, but not all ________ are ____________.

a)

hormones; signaling molecules; signaling molecules; hormones

b)

hormones; hormones; signaling molecules; signaling molecules

c)

signaling molecules; hormones; hormones; signaling molecules

d)

signaling molecules; signaling molecules; hormones; hormones

18.

amplification occurs

a)

outside the cell

b)

inside the cell (cytoplasm)

c)

inside the nucleus

19.

signal transduction converts an ________ signal into a _________ signal.

a)

extracellular; intracellular

b)

intracellular; extracellular

c)

intracellular; intracellular

d)

extracellular; extracellular

20.

Lipid Soluble/Insoluble molecules are transcription activators

a)

true

b)

false