Cell Communication

Question 1

3 Steps of Cell Signaling

Question 2

Ligand

Answer 2

A term for an ion, a molecule, or a chemical compound that cells produce to then be attached to the receptors of the same cell or other cells to induce a response.

Question 3

3 Kinds of Cell Communication

Answer 3

1. cell-to-cell
2. local
3. long distance

Question 4

G-Protein Cycle

Question 5

Greening Cycle

Question 6

Cell-to-Cell Communication

Answer 6

Cell communication that involved direct interactions between cells; examples include plasma-membrane signaling, immune system processes, and cell junctions like gap junctions in animals and plasmodesmata in plants.

Question 7

Local Communication

Answer 7

A form of cell communication that involves nearby cells without direct contact, such as with paracrine signaling, or the same cell, such as in autocrine signaling.

Question 8

Paracrine Signaling

Answer 8

A form of signaling that targets nearby cells.

Question 9

Autocrine Signaling

Answer 9

A form of cell communication in which a cell sends out a ligand that binds to a receptor on the same cell to stimulate a response.

Question 10

Endocrine Signaling

Answer 10

A form of long-distance signaling that uses hormones to target distant cells.

Question 11

Long Distance Signaling

Answer 11

A form of cell communication in which cells sit at long distances from one another, such as with endocrine signaling.