When Food is Scarce, the Amoeba-Like Cellular Slime Mold, Dictyostelium

Question

When food is scarce, the amoeba-like cellular slime mold, Dictyostelium , secretes which compound?
A) Glucocorticoid
B) Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
C) Estrogen
D) Insulin
E) Glucagon

Accepted Answer

When food is scarce, Dictyostelium secretes cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) to signal and aggregate with other cells, forming a multicellular structure for survival.