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BIO 353 Exam #4 Worksheets Practice Questions and Answers Which of the following statements about actin is false? - Ans:-The dynamic instability of actin filaments is important for cell movement The hydrolysis of bound ATP to ADP in actin filament ________ the strength of binding between monom...

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BIO 353 Exam #4 Worksheets Practice
Questions and Answers


Which of the following statements about actin is false? - Ans:✔✔-The dynamic instability of actin

filaments is important for cell movement


The hydrolysis of bound ATP to ADP in actin filament ________ the strength of binding between

monomers in the filament. - Ans:✔✔-Decreases


Actin at the cell cortex helps govern the shape of the plasma membrane. - Ans:✔✔-True


Actin filaments are nucleated at the site of existing actin filaments in lamellipodia. - Ans:✔✔-True


The thin sheetlike structures that a fibroblast regularly extends during cell crawling are called: - Ans:✔✔-

Lamellapodia


Myosins are motor proteins that use the energy of ATP hydrolysis to move along actin filaments. -

Ans:✔✔-True


Which of the following examples are characterized by having actin microfilaments arranged in bundles of

opposite polarities? - Ans:✔✔-Contractile rings and adhesion belts



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All of the following are examples are characterized by having actin microfilaments arranged in tight

bundles and thin sheets and are structurally polar except: - Ans:✔✔-Stress fibers




(Included answers: microvilli, lamellipodia, filopodia)


Gel-like networks are characterized by having F-actin arranged in a loose yet highly viscous 3D open array

with many interconnections and mixed polarity. - Ans:✔✔-True


__________ is a molecule derived from the very poisonous Amanita phalloides and promotes actin

polymerization by binding directly to and stabilizing the filaments. - Ans:✔✔-Phalloidin


_______ is an actin molecular motor that is crucial for the movement of opposite oriented F-actin; it

generates tension in stress fibers, contractile ring adhesion belts, and muscle contraction. - Ans:✔✔-

Myosin II


The basal lamina is constructed from components supplied by different cell types, commonly by

epithelial cells on one side and fibroblasts on the other. - Ans:✔✔-True


Proteoglycans in the extracellular matrix of animal tissues: - Ans:✔✔-Help tissues resist mechanical

compression; allow cartilage to resist compression




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