#Question id: 1515
#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling
Following statements are regarding to metastasis (using breast carcinoma cells as an example).
A. Cancer cells leave the main tumor and attack the basement membrane, using extracellular matrix (ECM) fibers to reach the blood vessels.
B. The cancer cells can be attracted by signals such as epidermal growth factor (EGF), which can be secreted by macrophages.
C. At the blood vessels they penetrate the layer of endothelial cells that forms the vessel walls and enter the bloodstream.
D. Carcinoma cells penetrate the extracellular matrix and blood vessel wall by extending “invadopodia,” which produce matrix metalloproteases and other proteases to open up a path.
Which of the following statement shows process of angiogenesis?
#Question id: 23214
#Unit 13. Methods in Biology
#Question id: 4914
#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
German scientist Carl Correns found that the inheritance of variegated color on the leaves of certain plants was determined only by the maternal parent. What phenomenon explains this pattern of inheritance?
#Question id: 11288
#Unit 10. Ecological Principles
Below is a table showing the number of species and actual food web links observed in three different ecosystems. By calculating connectance as a measure of relative complexity of food webs, which of the following ecosystem are more complex?
#Question id: 14493
#Unit 13. Methods in Biology