AS: Cell Cycle and Cancer

Before cells can divide, what must be copied?

• mitochondria
• cytoplasm
• DNA
• Cell Wall

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The division of the nucleus is known as:

• Synthesis
• Mitosis
• G1
• G2

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The cell spends most of it's life in ________________.

• mitosis
• cytokinesis
• Interphase
• None of the above

Uncontrollable cell growth is known as _____

• obesity
• cancer
• diabetes
• hepatitis

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An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 

• tumor
• cyst
• lesion
• polyp

Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting

• the cell cycle
• red blood cell formation
• DNA replication
• ATP synthesis

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What are two purposes of the cell cycle?

• Cell Death and Cell Division
• Cell Growth and Repair
• Cell Growth and Cell Death
• Cell Division and Apoptosis

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Cells spend 90% of their lifetime in

• mitosis
• interphase
• apoptosis
• repairing damaged cells

Cells are either in

• intercourse, DNA
• Interphase, mitosis
• interphase, meiosis
• Outerphase, Mitosis

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Cancer cells can reproduce rapidly because they

• are smaller than normal cells
• skip interphase
• undergo mitosis more slowly
• spend less time in interphase

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