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, Chapter 09 - Cell Communication
Test Bank For Biology The Dynamic Science, 4th Edition Peter J. Russell
True / False

1. The system of communication between cells through signaling pathways is called homeostasis.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 9.1 Cell Communication: An Overview
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.09.1.1 - Describe the three ways in which cells communicate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

2. In the liver, the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase catalyzes the breakdown of glucose.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 9.1 Cell Communication: An Overview
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.09.1.1 - Describe the three ways in which cells communicate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

3. Steroid hormones, such as testosterone and estrogen, are polar signaling molecules
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 9.1 Cell Communication: An Overview
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.09.1.2 - Describe the three sequential steps in which target cells process
signals released by controlling cells.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

4. After the binding of a signaling molecule to a surface receptor, the signaling molecule does not enter the cell.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 9.2 Cell Communication Systems with Surface Receptors
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.09.2.1 - Describe the three steps of cell communication via surface
receptors.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

5. After signal transduction has run its course, receptor molecules are removed from the surface by endocytosis; one
possible fate of the receptor is to be separated from its signaling molecule and returned to the cell surface.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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,Chapter 09 - Cell Communication

REFERENCES: 9.2 Cell Communication Systems with Surface Receptors
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.09.2.5 - Explain the final stage of signal transduction.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

6. G-protein-coupled receptors are found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 9.3 Signaling Pathways Triggered by Surface Receptors
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.09.3.2 - Illustrate the signaling pathways triggered by G-protein-coupled
receptors.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

7. In plants, the IP3/DAG pathways control the organism's responses to water loss and changes in light intensity.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 9.3 Signaling Pathways Triggered by Surface Receptors
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.09.3.4 - Compare the two major G-protein–coupled receptor–response
pathways involving the second messengers.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

8. Steroid hormones are nonpolar molecules derived from cholesterol.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 9.4 Signaling Pathways Triggered by Internal Receptors
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.09.4.1 - Explain how chemical differences in steroid hormone molecules
influence diverse effects.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

9. In breast cancer, ERα is often lost, which increases cell proliferation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 9.4 Signaling Pathways Triggered by Internal Receptors
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.09.4.3 - Describe the cellular response to steroid hormones bound to
internal receptors.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember


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, Chapter 09 - Cell Communication
10. Cross-talk between second messenger pathways is probably involved in particular types of olfactory signal
transduction in many animals.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 9.5 Integration of Cell Communication Pathways
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.09.5.1 - Identify mechanisms used to coordinate interactions between cell
signaling pathways.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

Multiple Choice

11. In order for a target cell to receive a signal, it must possess a specific to the signaling molecule.
a. glycolipid
b. glycoprotein
c. receptor
d. transfer protein
e. hormone
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 9.1 Cell Communication: An Overview
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.09.1.1 - Describe the three ways in which cells communicate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

12. Adjacent animal cells utilize to rapidly communicate with each other.
a. gap junctions
b. plasmodesmata
c. hormones
d. desmosomes
e. neurotransmitters
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 9.1 Cell Communication: An Overview
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.09.1.1 - Describe the three ways in which cells communicate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

13. Adjacent plant cells utilize to rapidly communicate with each other.
a. gap junctions
b. plasmodesmata
c. transport proteins
d. desmosomes
e. neurotransmitters
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 9.1 Cell Communication: An Overview
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