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Cell Signaling

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two terms describe this image?

a)

long distance signal

b)

local signal

c)

synaptic

d)

paracrine

2.

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

3.

What kind of cell communication involves 2 cells physically touching?

a)

Direct Contact

b)

Local Signaling

c)

Long-distance Signaling

d)

Endocrine Signaling

4.

What kind of cell communication involves a cell releasing a signal molecule over a short distance?

a)

Direct Contact

b)

Local Signaling

c)

Long-distance Signaling

d)

Endocrine Signaling

5.

What kind of cell communication involves a cell releasing a signal molecule into the blood?

a)

Direct Contact

b)

Local Signaling

c)

Long-distance Signaling

6.

What is another name for the signal molecule?

a)

Ligand

b)

Centromere

c)

Spindle Fiber

d)

Receptor

7.

What is the name of the step of the signal transduction pathway where the signal molecule first binds to a receptor?

a)

Transduction

b)

Reception

c)

Response

d)

Signal

8.

What is the name of the step where the signal is carried to specific parts of the cell in an understable means?

a)

Transduction

b)

Reception

c)

Response

d)

Signal

9.

What is the name of the step where the cell carries out the task that the signal molecule initiated (started)?

a)

Transduction

b)

Reception

c)

Response

d)

Signal

10.

What changes conformation (shape) in the reception step of the signal transduction pathway?

a)

Signal

b)

Ligand

c)

Receptor

d)

Transduction

11.

What are chemical molecules that are typically released outside of an organism to communicate an intraspecies message?

a)

Ligand

b)

Signal Molecule

c)

Receptor

d)

Pheromone

12.

What is cell signaling?

a)

Cell signaling refers to the physical structure of cells.

b)

Cell signaling is the method by which cells reproduce.

c)

Cell signaling is the process of cell division.

d)

Cell signaling is the communication process between cells to coordinate their activities.

13.

Which type of cell signaling involves the release of hormones into the bloodstream to reach target cells?

a)

Direct Contact

b)

Paracrine Signaling

c)

Endocrine Signaling

d)

Synaptic Signaling

14.

In cell signaling, what is the role of a second messenger?

a)

To directly bind to the receptor

b)

To relay signals from receptors to target molecules inside the cell

c)

To transport the signal molecule across the cell membrane

d)

To degrade the signal molecule

15.

What is the primary function of G-protein coupled receptors in cell signaling?

a)

To transport ions across the cell membrane

b)

To facilitate direct contact between cells

c)

To activate G-proteins by exchanging GDP for GTP

d)

To degrade signal molecules