The Cell Cycle & Cancer Quiz
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Mitosis is the process of cell division.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Programmed cell death
A. External regulation
B. Internal Regulation
C. Checkpoint
D. Apoptosis
One long continuous thread of DNA that consists of numerous genes & regulatory information.
A. Chromosome
B. Chromatid
C. Centromere
D. Telomere
Critical point where “stop” & “go” signals can regulate the cell cycle.
A. External regulation
B. Internal Regulation
C. Checkpoint
D. Apoptosis
Spread of disease from one organ to another.
A. Cancer
B. Malignant
C. Metastasize
D. Benign
Clumps of cells that divide uncontrollably.
A. Cancer
B. Tumors
C. Malignant
D. Benign
Place the following in order from smallest to largest.
A. Organism, Organ System, Organ, Tissue, Cell
B. Organ System, Tissue, Cell, Organism, Organ
C. Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism
D. Tissue, Organ, Organism, Cell, Organ System
Region of the condensed chromosomes that looks pinched
A. Chromosome
B. Chromatid
C. Centromere
D. Telomere
Ends of the DNA molecule
A. Chromosome
B. Chromatid
C. Centromere
D. Telomere
A signal that comes from outside of the cell
A. External regulation
B. Internal Regulation
C. Checkpoint
D. Apoptosis
When does the cytoplasm divide into two individual cells?
A. Prophase
B. Metaphase
C. Telophase
D. Cytokinesis
What occurs during the S phase of Interphase?
A. Growth
B. Protein production
C. Chromosomes replicate
D. Chromosomes split in half
In what stage of mitosis does the nuclear envelop form again, chromosomes start to look like chromatin again, spindle fibers break down & cytokinesis begins?
A. Prophase
B. Metaphase
C. Anaphase
D. Telophase
Cancer causing agents
A. Malignant
B. Carcinogen
C. Metastasize
D. Benign
Two identical chromatids
A. Chromosome
B. Sister Chromatids
C. Centromere
D. Telomere