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Quiz: Role of Calcium Ions in Muscle Contraction

Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) (9BN0)

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Building on your knowledge of muscles, let's explore how calcium ions contribute to muscle contraction!

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What is the primary role of calcium ions in muscle contraction?

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Which of the following are true about calcium ions? (Select all that apply)

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Calcium ions are released from the {{blank0}} in response to a muscle {{blank1}}.

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Match the items on the left with their correct pairs on the right

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What happens to tropomyosin when calcium ions bind to troponin?

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Which events occur after calcium binds to troponin? (Select all that apply)

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Match the items on the left with their correct pairs on the right

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If 100 calcium ions are released and 80 bind to troponin, what percentage binds?

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Where are calcium ions stored in a resting muscle cell?

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