18. Which of the following describes cell communication systems?
A. Cell signaling evolved more recently than systems such as the immune system of
vertebrates.
B. Communicating cells are usually close together.
C. Most signal receptors are bound to the outer membrane of the nuclear envelope.
D. In response to a signal, the cell may alter activities by changes in cytosol activity or in
transcription of RNA.
19. The volume enclosed by the plasma membrane of plant cells is often much larger than the
corresponding volume in animal cells. The most reasonable explanation for this
observation is that;
A. Plant cells are capable of having a much higher surface-to-volume ratio than animal
cells.
B. Plant cells have a much more highly convoluted (folded) plasma membrane than
animal cells.
C. Plant cells contain a large vacuole that reduces the volume of the cytoplasm.
D. Plant cells can have lower surface-to-volume ratios than animal cells because plant cells
synthesize their own nutrients.
20. A sample of blood, added to a saline solution with a less negative water potential than
the cell contents, results in a uniform red colour in the solution which is unaffected by
centrifugation. Which one of the following explains this result?
A. Haemoglobin has diffused through the erythrocyte membrane into the solution.
B. Water has entered the erythrocytes by osmosis, causing them to swell and burst and
the haemoglobin is released into the solution.
C. Water has entered erythrocytes by osmosis. As the cells are now less dense than the
solution, they will not sediment on centrifugation.
D. Water has left the cells by osmosis, causing them to shrink and become too small to
sediment on centrifugation.
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