Prairie dogs once covered the expanses of the Great Plains. Their grazing made the grass more nutritious for the huge herds of bison, and a variety of snakes, raptors, and mammals   preyed on the rodents. In fact, the black- footed ferret (now endangered) specialized in prairie dog predation. Today, growing housing and agricultural developments have covered many prairie dog towns. Which of the following statements about prairie dogs is true?

#Question id: 1086

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

What is the most likely mechanism by which testosterone functions inside a cell?

#Question id: 1087

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Scientists have found that extracellular matrix components may induce specific gene expression in embryonic tissues such as the liver and testes. For this to happen, there must be direct communication between the extracellular matrix and the developing cells. Which kind of transmembrane protein would most likely be involved in this kind of induction?

#Question id: 1088

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

One of the major categories of receptors in the plasma membrane functions by forming dimers, adding phosphate groups, and then activating relay proteins. Which type does this?

#Question id: 1089

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following statements describes a likely effect of a drug designed that inhibits the cellular response to testosterone?

#Question id: 1090

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Binding of a signaling molecule to which type of receptor leads directly to a change in the distribution of ions on opposite sides of the membrane?

#Question id: 1091

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Why does testosterone, a lipid-soluble signaling molecule that crosses the membranes of all cells, affect only target cells?