Question

1. How does the extracellular matrix affect a cell that it surrounds? (Select all that apply.)

		The cell's shape depends in part on the structure and composition of the extracellular matrix.
		The genes that the cell expresses depend in part on the types of proteins in the extracellular matrix.
		The size that the cell grows to depends in part on the polysaccharides in the extracellular matrix.
		The extracellular matrix has no effect on the cells that it surrounds.
		All of these choices are correct.

2. Dynamic instability is the rapid assembly and disassembly of:

		microfilaments.
		intermediate filaments.
		microtubules.

3. Which one of the following is a characteristic shared by integrins and cadherins?

		Both are peripheral membrane proteins.
		Both are present in adherens junctions, desmosomes, and hemidesmosomes.
		The cytoplasmic domains of both proteins are connected to the cytoskeleton.

4. Which of the following is a mesh-like attachment between cells formed by binding of transmembrane proteins of one cell to the same protein type on the adjacent cell, preventing substances from passing between cells?

		a.) adherens junction
		b.)desmosome
		c.) tight junction