bio 181 chapter 11 GCU with complete solutions

bio 181 chapter 11 GCUquorum sensing - correct answer a concentration of signaling molecules allows bacteria to sense local population density in this process signaling molecules - correct answer cells in a multicellular organism communicate via local signaling - correct answer animal cells may communicate by direct contact; paracrine cell junctions - correct answer in plant and animal cells that directly connect the cytoplasm of adjacent cells paracrine signaling - correct answer secreted molecules diffuse locally and trigger a response in neighboring cells; ex: growth factors synaptic signaling - correct answer occurs in the animal nervous system when a neurotransmitter is release in response to an electric signal local signaling in plants - correct answer not well understood beyond communication between plasmodesmata