Chemical Signals In Animals - Biological Science | Biology+

Course

Biology Science

Study Pack

Set 1: Biology and the Tree of Life

Set 2: Water and Carbon: the Chemical Basis of Life

Set 3: Protein Structure and Function

Set 4: Nucleic Acids and the Rna World

Set 5: An Introduction to Carbohydrates

Set 6: Lipids, Membranes, and the First Cells

Set 7: Inside the Cell

Set 8: Energy and Enzymes

Set 9: Cellular Respiration and Fermentation

Set 10: Photosynthesis

Set 11: Cellcell Interactions

Set 12: The Cell Cycle

Set 13: Meiosis

Set 14: Mendel and the Gene

Set 15: Dna and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair

Set 16: How Genes Work

Set 17: Transcription, Rna Processing, and Translation

Set 18: Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria

Set 19: Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes

Set 20: The Molecular Revolution: Biotechnology and Beyond

Set 21: Gene Structure and Development

Set 22: Evolution by Natural Selection

Set 23: Evolutionary Processes

Set 24: Speciation

Set 25: Phylogenies and the History of Life

Set 26: Bacteria and Archaea

Set 27: Protists

Set 28: Green Algae and Land Plants

Set 30: An Introduction to Animals

Set 31: Protostome Animals

Set 32: Deuterostome Animals

Set 33: Viruses

Set 34: Plant Form and Function

Set 35: Water and Sugar Transport in Plants

Set 36: Plant Nutrition

Set 37: Plant Sensory Systems, Signals, and Responses

Set 38: Plant Reproduction and Development

Set 39: Animal Form and Function

Set 40: Water and Electrolyte Balance in Animals

Set 41: Animal Nutrition

Set 42: Gas Exchange and Circulation

Set 43: Animal Nervous Systems

Set 44: Animal Sensory Systems

Set 45: Animal Movement

Set 46: Chemical Signals in Animals

Set 47: Animal Reproduction and Development

Set 48: The Immune System in Animals

Set 49: An Introduction to Ecology

Set 50: Behavioural Ecology

Set 51: Population Ecology

Set 52: Community Ecology

Set 53: Ecosystems and Global Ecology

Set 54: Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Set 46 Chemical Signals In Animals

✕

Set 46 Chemical Signals In Animals

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The regulation of blood sugar levels and our stress responses are controlled in part by a negative feedback loop involving cortisol, ACTH, and CRH. What would likely be the result during times of stress if cortisol receptors in the hypothalamus were nonfunctional?

A) Blood sugar levels would be unaffected.
B) Cortisol production would cease.
C) CRH production would cease.
D) Blood sugar levels would rise to dangerous levels.
E) ACTH production would cease.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

All of the following are examples of amplification of a hormone signal EXCEPT

A) different cell types have different receptors capable of binding the same hormone.
B) 0.09 mg of growth hormone leads to a 10,000- mg weight gain in a cow.
C) epinephrine initiates an enzyme cascade.
D) steroids bind hormone- response elements in the cell and initiate gene transcription.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Coffee drinkers urinate more frequently than those who do not drink coffee or other caffeinated beverages. Which of the following is a reasonable hypothesis for the effect of caffeine on your body?

A) Caffeine inhibits the release of erythropoietin.
B) Caffeine stimulates the release of erythropoietin.
C) Caffeine stimulates the release of antidiuretic hormone ADH).
D) Caffeine inhibits the release of antidiuretic hormone ADH).

Answer