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Cell signaling 3 part review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which beaker is hypertonic to the cell?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

2.

To keep vegetables firm, you should place them in a

a)

Hypertonic solution

b)

Hypotonic solution

c)

Isotonic solution

3.

Human IV fluid (liquid placed directly into the human bloodsteam) should be a

a)

Hypertonic solution

b)

Isotonic solution

c)

Hypotonic solution

4.

In passive transport, solutes move from an area of _______ concentration to ________ concentration

a)

Low—>High

b)

High—>Low

5.

Osmosis specifically refers to when water molecules move from an area of high water concentration to low water concentration

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Estrogen, a hormone, is secreted by the ovaries and tells the uterus to grow.  This is an example of

a)

Direct Intercellular signaling

b)

Contact dependent signaling

c)

Autocrine signaling

d)

Paracrine signaling

e)

Endocrine signaling

7.

Electrical signals are passed from one cardiac cell’s cytoplasm directly to another cardiac cell’s cytoplasm.

This is an example of

a)

Direct intercellular signaling

b)

Contact dependent signaling

c)

Autocrine signaling

d)

Paracrine Signaling

e)

Endocrine signaling

8.

A dying cell displays a protein on its cell surface that is recognized by a macrophage which digests the dying cell.  This is an example of

a)

Direct intercellular signaling

b)

Contact dependent signaling

c)

Autocrine signaling

d)

Paracrine signaling

e)

Endocrine signaling

9.

A cancer cell overproduces a growth hormone that binds to its receptors and causes it to divide.

This is an example of

a)

Direct intercellular signaling

b)

Contact dependent signaling

c)

Autocrine signaling

d)

Paracrine signaling

e)

Endocrine signaling

10.

You cut yourself and the cells in the injured area release signals that activate nearby platelets to form a clot.

This is an example of

a)

Direct intercellular signaling

b)

Contact dependent signaling

c)

Autocrine signaling

d)

Paracrine signaling

e)

Endocrine signaling

11.

Which cell structure is responsible for receiving most of the cell’s signals?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Nuclear membrane

12.

Which of the following are ways that two receptors would be different from each other?

a)

They bind different signals

b)

The are made of different sequences of amino acids

c)

They may be found in different types of cells

d)

They all have a different shape

e)

All of the other answers are true

13.

If there is a mutation in the DNA that codes for a protein cell receptor, which of the following is a possible consequence?

a)

The receptor protein will change shape and my no longer accept the correct signal for the cell

b)

The signal may not be transmitted into the cell

c)

The cell may not respond to the change in the external environment.

d)

All of the options are possible