Cancer (Bio II) Quiz
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What is a mutation?
A. A mistake in DNA which can lead to cancer
B. A complete copy of DNA
C. A change in DNA which doesn’t cause an issue
D. A mistake in your body that is caught and removed
A diagnostic procedure that involves removing a tissue sample from a patient.
A. biopsy
B. lipotripsy
C. pathogenesis
D. oncology
Cancer is caused due to
A. Controlled mitosis
B. Uncontrolled mitosis
C. Controlled meiosis
D. Uncontrolled meiosis
Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting
A. the cell cycle
B. red blood cell formation
C. DNA replication
D. ATP synthesis
An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a
A. tumor
B. cyst
C. lesion
D. polyp
Using drugs or medicines to destroy cancer cells.
A. chemotherapy
B. radiation therapy
C. cancer surgery
D. mitotic spindling
In situ breast cancer refers to
A. cancer that has spread throughout the body
B. cancer that has spread to local lymph nodes
C. cancer that appears in only one place in the body
D. cancer that has spread to brain
A benign tumor differs from a malignant tumor in that a benign tumor
A. is cancerous
B. spreads from the original site
C. does not metastisize
D. never causes health problems
If someone in your family has had Cancer in the past you have what doctors call a:
A. Predisposition
B. Carcinogen
C. Risk Factor
D. Chemotherapy
The diploid chromosome compliment of human somatic cell consists of how many chromosomes?
A. 14
B. 23
C. 46
D. 58
Metastasis is
A. the spread of cancer from one part of the body to another.
B. the growth of tumors in the lungs
C. cancer of the blood cells
D. cancer that is found in connective tissues
Which type of tumor is being described below:
Spreads Dangerous Grows quickly
A. Benign
B. Malignant
Any substance that is known to cause cancer is called a
A. carcinogen
B. nicolyte
C. pathogen
D. retrovirus
Which type of tumor is being described:
Slow growing Not dangerous Does not spread
A. Malignant
B. Benign
What is a mutation?
A. A mistake in DNA which can lead to cancer
B. A complete copy of DNA
C. A change in DNA which doesn’t cause an issue
D. A mistake in your body that is caught and removed
