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When a hormone binds to a membrane-bound receptor,


A) membrane channels are destroyed.
B) cyclic GMP might be produced to act as an intracellular mediator.
C) the nucleus is phosphorylated to prevent G-protein activation.
D) messenger RNA is formed.
E) cellular DNA is altered.

F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

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What is it about a cell that identifies it as a target cell for a hormone?


A) the presence of a receptor specific for that hormone
B) its location near the gland that secretes that hormone
C) the ability of the target cell to perform a specific function
D) its ability to inactivate the hormone
E) the size of the target cell

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The role of cAMP when it acts as an intracellular mediator in cells is to


A) bind to and activate protein kinase.
B) activate genes in the nucleus to produce mRNA.
C) directly activate structural enzymes in the cytoplasm of the target cell.
D) catalyze a cascade reaction that ultimately activates genes on the DNA.
E) control levels of calcium in the cell.

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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