BIOTA QUIZ BEE MOCK TEST PART 2

1. During cell communication in the nervous system,

chemical messengers called neurotransmitters travel
between neurons. As they travel, neurotransmitters
send messages from one neuron to another.
Which of the following best describes the role of
neurotransmitters in neuron-to-neuron
communication?
Answer: B
Explanation: Neurotransmitters travel between two
neurons by passing through the synapse, or the short
gap between neurons. Because they only travel short
distances, neurotransmitters are considered local
regulators.

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6. What is an organic compound that is made by

glands in the body (pituitary, thyroid, etc) that is used
in long distance communication between cells?
A) Hormones C) Neurotransmitters
B) Synapse D) Carbohydrates
6. Which of the following can activate a protein by
transferring a phosphate group to it?
A) cAMP C) protein kinase
B) G Protein D) protein phosphatase
7. A signal molecule that binds to a plasma-membrane
protein is a
A) ligand C) protein kinase
B) second messenger D) receptor protein
8. What do second messengers do?
A) transport a signal through the lipid bilayer
B) relay a signal from the outside to the inside of the
cell
C) relay message from the inside of the membrane
throughout the cytoplasm
D) dampen the message
9. Signal amplification is most often achieved by
A) an enzyme cascade
B) binding of multiple signals
C) branching pathways
D) action of adenylyl cyclase
10. Hormones are used in ____ signaling.
A) endocrine C) autocrine
B) juxtacrine D) paracrine
11. The 3 steps of signal transduction in order are
A) reception, transduction, response
B) response, transduction, reception
C) reception, response, transduction
D) transduction, reception, response
12. Protein kinases activate other relay proteins by
adding a(n) ____ to them.
A) phosphate C) cAMP
B) ATP molecule D) GTP
13. What determines whether a cell is a target cell for
a particular signal molecule?
A) phosphorylation cascade C) signal receptors
B) cAMP D) phosphatase
14. Each of the following numbered processes are
involved in signal transduction pathways:
I. Response
II. Amplification
III. Reception
IV. Transduction
Which of the following represents the sequence of
events in a typical signal transduction pathway?
A) I, II, III, IV B) II, IV, I, III
B) III, I, IV, II D) III, IV, II, I