Cell Communication
The name for the molecule that binds to a receptor
Ligand
As the concentration of one molecule increases so does another. What type of feedback is this?
Positive
What occurs during Gap 1 (G1)?
Growth of the cell
What phase of mitosis involves sister chromatids separating and moving to opposite ends of the cell?
Anaphase
This boy band is famous for hits such as "I Want it That Way" and "As Long As You Love Me"
Backstreet Boys
The type of cell signaling that involves ligands being transported long distances via the blood
Endocrine
As the concentration of one molecule increases another molecule decreases. What type of feedback is this?
Negative
DNA mutations would be caught at which cell cycle checkpoint?
G2
What phase of mitosis involves the transition from chromatin to chromosomes?
Prophase
What teen sensation broke into the big time with her hit song "... Baby One More Time"
Britney Spears
The name for signaling molecules that are produced within the cell in response to a ligand binding to an extracellular receptor.
Second Messengers
Blood sugar levels are controlled by what type of feedback?
Negative
The check for whether or not chromosomes have attached to the microtubule would occur at what cell cycle checkpoint?
M
What is the name of the cell organelle that is responsible for producing the microtubules?
Centrosome
What leader of west coast hip hop was murdered in 1996?
Tupac
The type of cell signaling that involves cells physically touching each other
Juxtacrine
Why is negative feedback similar to how a thermostat works?
Answers will vary
What cell cycle step would a fully mature nerve cell be in?
G0
What part of mitosis needs to occur to separate replicated nuclei and create two cells?
Cytokinesis
What musical artist left Nirvana to eventually form the Foo Fighters? He is also a member of Queens of the Stone Age.
Dave Grohl
This type of signaling pathway involves a receptor which is also an enzyme. This receptor needs to be phosphorylated 6 times before it can activate different relay proteins.
Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
What gland in your brain triggers many signaling pathways and is often the beginning of feedback loops.
Pituitary or Hypothalmus
These genes are responsible for the production of proteins that would stop out of control cell division.
Tumor Suppressor Genes
What is the name for the structure located at the centromere of a chromosome that allows for the microtubules to attach to it?
Kinetochore
What dance song by Los Del Rio took the country by storm in 1993 and is stilled played at corny weddings to this day?
the Macarena