Quorum Sensing Is a Regulatory System That Requires a Certain

question 10

Multiple Choice

Quorum sensing is a regulatory system that requires a certain cell density to work effectively. Each of the following activities utilizes quorum sensing EXCEPT

• A) Staph aureus infection.
• B) transition of Candida albicans from budding yeast to elongated filaments.
• C) flagella synthesis in Proteus vulgaris.
• D) light emission by Aliivibrio fischeri.

Understand the regulation and effects of various hormones on their target organs.

Identify the major endocrine glands in the human body and their locations.

Understand the function of different endocrine glands.

Describe the hormone secretion mechanism of the posterior pituitary gland.

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