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BIOLOGY Cell Communication Test Review Quizizz

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
2.
The "cause" for something to happen is the
a)
response
b)
effect
c)
stimulus
d)
homeostasis
3.
The "effect" of a given stimulus is the...
a)
response
b)
stimulus
c)
cause
d)
result
4.
The two types of feedback systems that help organisms maintain homeostasis are:
a)
positive and negative 
b)
receptor and effector
c)
static and dynamic
d)
minor and major
5.
When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels. 
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
6.

What is the point of a feedback loop?

a)

To provide the body with more energy

b)

To provide the body with more food

c)

To make sure the conditions in the body are always changing

d)

To make sure the conditions in the body remain stable

7.

In this body temperature feedback loop, predict what would happen if cooling mechanisms were NOT activated?

a)

The body would not warm up.

b)

The body would not cool down.

c)

Your body would get colder and colder.

d)

Your body would release lots of heat.

8.

What type of feedback loop is shown?

a)

negative

b)

neutral

c)

positive

9.
Homeostasis
a)
allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
b)
is impossible in vertebrates
c)
is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
d)
is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
10.
When you get cut, your skin cells release hormones that signal platelets to come and stop the bleeding. Platelets then release more hormones that signal even more platelets to help stop bleeding. The hormone signals continue until the cut is closed.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
11.
The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:
a)
compensating
b)
homeostasis
c)
balancing
d)
routine
12.
chemical made by glands that tell cells to make something or respond in some way.
a)
acid
b)
enzyme
c)
perspiration
d)
hormone
13.

The ultimate cause of death

a)

Over Heating

b)

Diabetes

c)

Bad Hair

d)

Loss of Homeostasis

14.

Which step would be the final step in a signal transduction pathway?

a)

phophorylation of proteins

b)

activation of protein

c)

change in gene expression

d)

binding a ligand to a receptor

15.

Which step would be the first step in a signal transduction pathway?

a)

phophorylation of proteins

b)

activation of protein

c)

change in gene expression

d)

binding a ligand to a receptor

16.

What is the role of protein kinase in a signal transduction pathway?

a)

activates a molecule by adding a phosphate to the target molecule

b)

deactivate a molecule by removing a phosphate from the target molecule

c)

activates a molecule by removing a phosphate from the target molecule

d)

deactivate a molecule by adding a phosphate to the target molecule

17.

What is the purpose of transduction?

a)

send a signal to a target cell

b)

receive a signal from another cell

c)

respond to a signal pass along internally

d)

pass along a signal through the cell to the location where the cell response will occur.

18.

Once a cell responses to a signal, what would need to occur to stop the response?

a)

activate the relay proteins

b)

deactivate the relay proteins

c)

destroy the cell

d)

genetically modify the DNA of the cell

19.

Phosphorylation is the process by which a ____ is added to a protein to activate it.

a)

acetyl

b)

sulfate

c)

phosphate

d)

nitrate

20.

What class of enzymes performs phosphorylation?

a)

catalases

b)

phosphatases

c)

kinases

d)

amplifases

21.

What is the advantage to amplification of a signal inside of a cell?

a)

moderates the signal so it is not to quick

b)

stops a signal from being transducted

c)

increases the cell response to a signal

d)

increases the reception of signal

22.

What class of enzymes removes phosphate from proteins to deactivate them?

a)

catalases

b)

phosphatases

c)

kinases

d)

amplifases

23.

What are the three parts of signal transduction pathway?

a)

reception, transduction, response

b)

confirmation, transduction, transcription

c)

reception, amplification, transcription

d)

confirmation, amplification, response

24.

Transduction step traditionally amplifies the signal, which of the following are NOT involved with transduction?

a)

secondary messengers

b)

protein modification

c)

phosphorylation cascade

d)

ligands

25.

Which of the following is NOT a response by the cell from a signal transduction pathway?

a)

cell growth

b)

gene expression

c)

secretion of molecules

d)

all of the above are responses

26.

Describe what occurs when the ligand binds to the receptor.

a)

confirmation change in shape of receptor

b)

phosphorylation of ligand

c)

ligand passes through the membrane

d)

receptor binds additional ligands

27.

___________ are nerve endings that send signals to the nervous system when stimulated.

a)

Cells

b)

Sensory receptors

c)

Organ systems

d)

Brain

28.

Right now, neurons in your body are communicating in order for you to read this question. What is the ligand, or signal molecule, for a neuron to communicate with another neuron?

a)

neurotransmitter

b)

Na+

c)

K+

d)

hormones

29.

Based on the diagram in the photo, what is the ligand, or signal molecule, for this pathway?

a)

insulin

b)

insulin receptor

c)

glucose

d)

GLUT4

30.

Responses are what occurs as a result of a signal or stimulus. Based on the diagram, what can be synthesized using this pathway?

a)

glycogen

b)

proteins

c)

ATP

d)

All of these can be synthesized.

31.
This is an example of
a)
paracrine signaling
b)
synaptic signaling
c)
long-distance signaling
d)
all of the above
32.

An example of DIRECT cell communication is:

a)

White blood cells bumping into each other sharing antigen info

b)

Neurons communicating across a synapse

c)

Hormones traveling through the blood stream to target tissues

33.

An example of LONG-DISTANCE cell communication is:

a)

White blood cells bumping into each other sharing antigen info

b)

Neurons communicating across a synapse

c)

Hormones traveling through the bloodstream to target tissues

34.

what type of cell communication is being shown in the image?

a)

Paracrine

b)

Endocrine

c)

Juxtacrine

d)

Autocrine

35.

What answer best describes the cell communication Autocrine?

a)

Cell responding to its own chemical message

b)

Cell responding to a neighboring cell

c)

Cell responding to hormones circulating in the blood

d)

Cells responding to signals sent by direct contact

36.

What is the name of the signaling molecule in cell communication?

a)

ligand

b)

receptor

c)

operon

d)

inhibitor

37.

All signals and receptors are the same in all cells.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

All cells have the same response to the same signal.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Long distance signals involving hormones are ________ signals.

a)

paracrine

b)

synaptic

c)

endocrine

40.

Adrenaline is released from your adrenal glands to affect various systems in the body. This is an example of ____ signaling.

a)

synaptic

b)

endocrine

c)

paracrine

d)

autocrine

41.

What type of signaling is shown here?

a)

autocrine

b)

synaptic

c)

endocrine

d)

paracrine

42.

Many cancer cells signal themselves to grow and divide. This is an example of ______ signaling.

a)

long distance

b)

autocrine

c)

paracrine

d)

hormone

43.

After a cellular response, how is it terminated?

a)

separate the ligand and receptor

b)

block the transduction pathway

c)

it will keep responding

d)

send out a different signal

44.

Communication between neighboring/touching cells is common in plants.

a)

True

b)

False