Cell Cycle and Cancer Retest

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What is the result of cell division?

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2 cells with the same chromosomes.

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What does the letter 'M' stand for in the cell cycle?

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Mitosis.

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What is the process called when cancerous cells travel throughout the body?

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Metastasis.

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What occurs just before the cell enters the G2 stage of the cell cycle?

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DNA replicates.

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What happens during the S Phase (Synthesis) of the cell cycle?

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DNA is replicated.

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What is the purpose of mitosis?

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To produce two identical daughter cells.

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What are the main stages of the cell cycle?

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Interphase (G1, S, G2) and Mitosis.

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What is the G1 phase of the cell cycle?

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The first gap phase where the cell grows and prepares for DNA replication.

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What is the G2 phase of the cell cycle?

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The second gap phase where the cell prepares for mitosis.

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What is apoptosis?

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Programmed cell death that eliminates damaged or unnecessary cells.