Why is cell communication considered evolutionarily ancient?

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Some protein components of cell communication pathways are the same in prokaryotes and
eukaryotes. Some entire cell signaling pathways are conserved between distantly related organisms,
for example, Drosophila and humans.

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The "fluid mosaic" model of the plasma membrane describes the plasma membrane as a solid, inflexible structure with a certain distribution of proteins that does not vary from cell to cell

a. true b. false

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ATP formation in the electron transport system is called ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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In_______, cells are tagged with a fluorescent dye and injected into a flowing, progressively narrowing stream of fluid, forcing one cell at a time through a laser beam that scatters its fluorescence to a detector.

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A population of people who have lived in the middle of the jungle for thousands of years without coming in contact

with other individuals would show evidence of: a. genetic stasis. b. polymorphism. c. random mating. d. genetic equilibrium. e. increasing non-harmful alleles.

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