Cell Cycle & Cancer

Front

Cells that 'leave' the cell cycle and no longer replicate are considered to be in the ____ phase.

Back

G0

Front

Which of the following is a characteristic of cancerous cells?

Back

Unregulated cell growth

Front

Programmed cell death is called

Back

Apoptosis

Front

Which of the following is the correct order of interphase's stages?

Back

G1, S, G2

Front

There are ___ cell cycle checkpoints.

Back

3

Front

What is the cell cycle?

Back

The series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication.

Front

What is interphase?

Back

The phase of the cell cycle where the cell spends most of its time preparing for division.

Front

What happens during the G1 phase?

Back

The cell grows and synthesizes proteins necessary for DNA replication.

Front

What occurs during the S phase?

Back

DNA replication takes place, resulting in two copies of each chromosome.

Front

What is the G2 phase?

Back

The cell continues to grow and prepares for mitosis.