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Cell Communication

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a signal molecule arrives at the appropriate G protein-coupled receptor, the receptor changes its conformation, a GTP binds to the alpha subunit, and the G protein alpha and beta/gamma subunits _____________ .

a)

come together to form an alpha/beta/gamma complex

b)

separate and are both active

c)

are inactivated and then separate

d)

bind to calcium Ca++ and open Calcium ion channels

2.
A signal molecule that binds to a plasma-membrane protein is a
a)
ligand
b)
second messenger
c)
protein kinase
d)
receptor protein
3.
What do second messengers do?
a)
transport a signal through the lipid bilayer
b)
relay a signal from the outside to the inside of the cell
c)
relay message from the inside of the mebrane throughout the cytoplasm
d)
dampen the message
4.
Which of the following can activate a protein by transferring a phosphate group to it?
a)
cAMP
b)
G Protein
c)
protein kinase
d)
protein phosphatase
5.
What does a protein phosphatase do?
a)
removes phosphates
b)
transfers phosphates from ATP to proteins
c)
activates an enzyme with a signal molecule
6.

Where does the ligand bind to initiate signal transduction?

a)

glycolipids

b)

nucleus

c)

phosphorylation cascade

d)

receptor

7.

Which of the following is the order of steps for a signal transduction pathway?

a)

Transduction -> Response

b)

Reception -> Initiation -> Transduction -> Response

c)

Reception -> Transduction -> Response

d)

Transduction -> Reception -> Response

8.

Which of the following is a potential response for the cell?

a)

Conformational Change of the ligand

b)

Transcription Factor

c)

Phosphorylation Cascade

d)

Release of Ca2+ from Smooth ER

9.

Insulin released from a pancreatic islet cell can travel through the blood stream to act on muscle and liver cells. This is an example of ______________signaling.

a)

neuronal

b)

endocrine

c)

paracrine

d)

autocrine

e)

contact dependent

10.

Paracrine signaling is

a)

Local Signaling

b)

Long distance signaling through the bloodstream

c)

Signals sent to cells through gap junctions

d)

a signal that cells send to themselves

11.

The G-Protein Couple Receptor is a Multi-pass membrane protein that passes through the membrane ______ times.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

7

e)

9

12.

The alpha subunit of the G protein has GTPase activity which means that when ______ is attached the protein is ________ .

a)

GTP : active

b)

GDP : inactive

c)

GTP : inactive

d)

GDP : active