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Cytoskeleton - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 9 times
- The average score is 15 of 37
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| What are microtubules powered by? | GTP | 100%
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| Name one of the two tubulins. | Alpha, Beta | 86%
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| What are actin filaments powered by? | ATP | 86%
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| What does the F in F-actin stand for? | Filament | 86%
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| Do plant cells have tensile filaments? | No | 86%
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| What does the G in G-actin stand for? | Globular | 71%
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| These junctions join cells together using intermediate filaments. | Desmosome | 57%
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| These junctions anchor intermediate filaments to the basal lamina. | Hemidesmosome | 57%
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| What catalyzes that network's movement in the back? | Myosin | 57%
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| What protein binds to actin to allow branching? | ARP 2/3 | 43%
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| Which protein provides tensile strength in animal connective tissue? | Collagen | 43%
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| What is the motor protein that moves along microtubules? | Dynein | 43%
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| These junctions are channels that allow for aqueous and inorganic molecules through. | Gap Junctions | 43%
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| Which direction does ARP 2/3 nucleate from? | Negative | 43%
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| Gamma-TuRC and Gamma-Tubulin nucleate from which end? | Negative | 43%
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| Which end does dynein move towards? | Negative | 43%
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| What are intermediate filaments powered by? | Nothing | 43%
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| Which end of actin grows faster after the addition of monomers? | Positive | 43%
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| Which direction does formin nucleate from? | Positive | 43%
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| Which end does kinesin move towards? | Positive | 43%
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| What stimulates G-actin to form F-actin? | Profilin | 43%
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| What catalyzes that network's movement in the front? | Actin Polymerization | 29%
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| What depolymerizes F-actin? | Cofilin | 29%
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| This binds to and interacts with the previous protein, allowing cells to crawl through a tissue. | Fibronectin | 29%
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| What stimulates F-actin to polymerize further? | Formin | 29%
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| These bind the ECM to the cytoskeleton on focal contacts/focal adhesions | Integrins | 29%
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| These junctions make epithelium leakproof, and separates the apical and basolateral surfaces. | Tight Junctions | 29%
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| What activates that branching protein? | WASP | 29%
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| These junctions join actin to bundles. | Adherins Junctions | 14%
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| What is actin formation regulated by? | ATP Synthesis | 14%
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| Negatively charged polysaccharides that help cells resist compression | GAGs | 14%
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| Dimers with 2 ATPase heads at one end and a coiled tail at the other end, responsible for muscle contraction. | Myosin-II | 14%
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| What connects the cytoplasms of plant cells? | Plasmadesmata | 14%
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| Where is cellulose synthesized? | Plasma Membrane | 14%
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| What inhibits G-actin assembly? | Thymosin Beta-4 | 14%
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| This network of actin filament "crawls" and allows for movement | Lamellipodia | 0%
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| Contractive elements of muscle cell | Microfibril | 0%
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