Dictyostelium amoebas gather to form a fruiting body in a process similar to ____.
A) G-protein-coupled signaling
B) quorum sensing
C) a phosphorylation cascade
D) paracrine signaling
E) autocrine signaling

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Quorum sensing is a process of cell-to-cell communication that allows cells to detect and respond to cell population density. Dictyostelium amoebas use a similar mechanism to gather and form a fruiting body when they sense that there are enough cells present to initiate the process.

Dictyostelium Amoebas Gather to Form a Fruiting Body in a Process