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#Question id: 124


What is the role of cholesterol in animal cell membranes?

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
  1. Blocks the association of the fatty acyl chains of phospholipids at high temperature.

  2. Aids in the transport of small hydrophobic molecules across the membrane.

  3. Is a receptor site for hormones on the surface of membranes.

  4. Broadens the temperature range of optimum membrane fluidity.

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#Question id: 1121

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following provides the best evidence that cell-signaling pathways evolved early in the history of life?

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#Question id: 1122

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

In endocrine signaling, the signaling molecule.

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#Question id: 1123

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Epinephrine can be what kind of signaling molecule?

a. autocrine      b. direct contact  c. endocrine d. paracrine

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#Question id: 1124

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following is (are) intracellular second messengers?

a. Ca2+                        b. cAMP          c. epinephrine             

d. protein kinase A      e. protein kinase C

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#Question id: 1125

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Examples of G protein–coupled receptors include

a. rhodopsin receptor.             b. β-adrenergic receptor.

c. insulin receptor.                   d. acetylcholine receptor.

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#Question id: 1126

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following statement(s) is (are) true of the α subunit of a G protein?

a. It physically associates with the receptor.              

b. It binds GDP.

c. It binds GTP.                     

d. It is a transmembrane protein.