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Midterm Rev #4_Cell Div and Communication_ AP Bio_ 21-22

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All the following are true of phosphorylation cascades EXCEPT

a)

they amplify the signal

b)

they can lead to a variety of cellular responses

c)

a small amount of signal molecule can cause a large change in the cell

d)

they lead to the same cellular response every time

2.

________________ are utilized in the endocrine system. They diffuse into blood and affect cells that have the right receptor.

a)

peptides

b)

kinases

c)

neurotransmitters

d)

hormones

3.

The enzyme that transfers a phosphate from ATP to a molecule and thereby turning it ON is called a __________________.

a)

phosphatase

b)

cyclin

c)

kinase

d)

adenylyl cyclase

4.

The enzyme that has the opposite effect of a protein kinase and pulls a phosphate OFF a molecule (thereby deactivating it) is called a

a)

phosphatase

b)

cyclin

c)

ATPase

d)

adenylyl cyclase

5.

Intracellular signal molecules that can diffuse through the cell membrane only work on target cells and not ALL cells because

a)

if it is not a target cell, the white blood cells will engulf and attack the signal molecule

b)

only target cells have the appropriate intracellular receptors

c)

only specific types of cells can utilize intracellular signals

d)

target cells that use intracellular receptors have the ability to ignore all other types of signals

6.

All of the following are stages of cell signaling EXCEPT

a)

Reception

b)

Transduction

c)

Response

d)

All of these are the stages of cell signaling

7.

When you eat sweets, your blood sugar increases. Your body releases insulin which triggers your liver to take up the extra sugar in the blood, and then the blood sugar levels go back down. This is an example of _______________ feedback .

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

inhibitive

8.

During labor, the mothers body secretes the hormone oxytocin which induces contractions of the uterus. As labor progresses, the mother and baby both continue to secrete more and more oxytocin as contractions increase until the baby is born. This is an example of _______________ feedback .

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

inhibitive

9.

_________________ bind to receptors on target cells and induce a signal transduction pathway that activates genes that result in cell division.

a)

Phosphatases

b)

Kinases

c)

Neurotransmitters

d)

Growth Factors

10.

An example of paracrine cell communication is:

a)

White blood cells bumping into each other sharing antigen info via gap junctions

b)

Neurons communicating across a synapse

c)

Hormones traveling through the blood stream to target tissues

11.
A signal molecule that binds to a plasma-membrane protein is a
a)
ligand
b)
second messenger
c)
protein kinase
d)
receptor protein
12.
What determines whether a cell is a target cell for a particular signal molecule?
a)
phosphorylation cascade
b)
cAMP
c)
signal receptors
d)
phosphatase
13.

A cell converting a chemical signal into a cellular response is known as __.

a)

energetics

b)

transduction

c)

ligand response

d)

transformation

14.

Signal amplification is most often achieved by

a)

a phosphorylation cascade

b)

binding of multiple signals

c)

branching pathways

d)

action of adenylyl cyclase

15.

What event would activate a G protein?

a)

replacement of GDP with GTP

b)

hydrolysis of GTP to GDP

c)

hydrolysis of GDP to GTP

d)

phosphorylation of GDP to GTP

16.

The source of phosphate for a phosphorylation cascade is __________.

a)

cAMP

b)

protein kinase

c)

GTP

d)

ATP

e)

protein phosphatase

17.

Where would you find a receptor for a steroid hormone?

a)

in the cytoplasm because steroids are polar and can diffuse through the plasma membrane

b)

in the cytoplasm because steroid are nonpolar and can diffuse through the plasma membrane

c)

on the membrane because steroids are polar and cannot diffuse through the plasma membrane

d)

on the membrane because steroids are nonpolar and cannot diffuse through the plasma membrane

18.

TRUE or FALSE: Prokaryotic cells do mitosis.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

TRUE or FALSE: Mitosis can happen without cytokinesis.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Put the following stages of mitosis in order: anaphase, prophase, metaphase, and telophase, prometaphase

a)

prophase, metaphase,

prometaphase, telophase, anaphase

b)

prophase,

prometaphase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase

c)

prophase,

prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

d)

prometaphase,

prophase, telophase, metaphase, anaphase

21.
Put the following stages of the cell cycle in order: G2, S, G1, M. 
a)
G1, S, G2, M
b)
S, G1, G2, M
c)
G1, M, G2, S
d)
M, G1, S, G2
22.
In mitosis, the two resulting cells are
a)
different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
b)
different from the starting cell and different from each other.
c)
identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
d)
identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.
23.
Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have -
a)
16 chromosomes.
b)
46 chromosomes.
c)
8 chromosomes.
d)
4 chromosomes.
24.
Structure (b) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
25.
Structure (a) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
26.

The cell spends most of it's life in ________________.

a)

mitosis

b)

cytokinesis

c)

Interphase

d)

None of the above

27.

During what phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

a)

G1 phase

b)

S phase

c)

G2 phase

d)

M phase

28.
Which of the following describes cancer?
a)
Nondisjunction of gamete cells
b)
Cell division without replication of DNA
c)
Mitosis without cytokinesis
d)
Uncontrolled cell division
29.

DNA replication occurs during:

a)

Anaphase

b)

Interphase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Prophase

30.

A cell that undergoes repeated mitosis without cytokinesis would have:

a)

many daughter cells

b)

fewer chromosomes

c)

many nuclei

d)

cancerous properties

31.

Cancer cells...

a)

divide too frequently

b)

are uncontrolled

c)

can metastasize (move) to other locations

d)

all of these.

32.

Cells that have left the cell cycle and are in a non-dividing state have gone into what stage?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

G0

e)

M

33.

A picture of the cells chromosomes is called

a)

a DNA image

b)

an MRI

c)

an x-ray

d)

a karyotype

34.

Why do cells go through mitosis?

a)

to make food from sunlight

b)

to get air into the cells

c)

to create proteins

d)

to reproduce, grow, and repair/replace cells

35.
Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting
a)
the cell cycle
b)
red blood cell formation
c)
DNA replication
d)
ATP synthesis