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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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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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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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.09.1.1 - Describe the three ways in which cells communicate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
14. How do cells in the body of a multicellular organism communicate with each other?
a. by way of signaling molecules that interact with specific receptors
b. through long projections that directly connect cells to each other
c. through electrical signals passed between a cell and its external environment
d. by the transport of ions between cells in different parts of the organism
e. by the transport of ions in water
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: Understand
15. Substance B is synthesized in neurons, travels through gap junctions, and triggers the transduction of an
electrochemical signal. This is an example of .
a. autocrine signaling
b. paracrine signaling
c. long-distance signaling
d. local signaling
e. communication by direct contact
ANSWER: e
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: Apply
16. Substance A is synthesized in the liver, travels through the circulatory system bound to a carrier protein, and causes a
change in gene expression in a target cell. This is an example of .
a. autocrine signaling
b. paracrine signaling
c. long-distance signaling
d. local signaling
e. communication by direct contact
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: Apply
17. In order for a cell to respond to the signaling molecule epinephrine, it must have .
a. ion channels
b. a lipid bilayer through which epinephrine can pass
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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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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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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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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.09.1.1 - Describe the three ways in which cells communicate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
14. How do cells in the body of a multicellular organism communicate with each other?
a. by way of signaling molecules that interact with specific receptors
b. through long projections that directly connect cells to each other
c. through electrical signals passed between a cell and its external environment
d. by the transport of ions between cells in different parts of the organism
e. by the transport of ions in water
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: Understand
15. Substance B is synthesized in neurons, travels through gap junctions, and triggers the transduction of an
electrochemical signal. This is an example of .
a. autocrine signaling
b. paracrine signaling
c. long-distance signaling
d. local signaling
e. communication by direct contact
ANSWER: e
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: Apply
16. Substance A is synthesized in the liver, travels through the circulatory system bound to a carrier protein, and causes a
change in gene expression in a target cell. This is an example of .
a. autocrine signaling
b. paracrine signaling
c. long-distance signaling
d. local signaling
e. communication by direct contact
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: Apply
17. In order for a cell to respond to the signaling molecule epinephrine, it must have .
a. ion channels
b. a lipid bilayer through which epinephrine can pass
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