Anatomy Cancer Cells

Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting

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

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

region of repetitive nucleotide sequences at each end of a chromosome, which protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration

• centromere

• telomere

• cytoplasm

• chromatid

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What enzyme do some cells have that can increase the length of telomeres?

• DNA polymerase

• RNA polymerase

• DNase

• telomerase

Which type of cells actively produce telomerase? (select 2)

• Adult Stem Cells

• Cancer Cells

• Embryonic Stem Cells

• Adult Somatic Cells

Cellular "old age" or the point at which a mature cell will no longer divide is called

• apoptosis

• differentiation

• redifferentiation

• senescence

Programmed cell death is called

• apoptosis

• differentiation

• telophase

• senescence

When examining a cancerous cell under a microscope you would expect to find

• more cells in mitosis

• more cells in interphase

• more cells in senescence

• long telomeres

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which is NOT a characteristic of a cancer cell?

• active telomerase

• telomeres that can lengthen

• responds to an apoptotic signal

• cannot respond to an apoptotic signal