BMT I final review #1

Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting

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

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An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 

• tumor
• cyst
• lesion
• polyp

Any substance that is known to cause cancer is called a

• carcinogen
• nicolyte
• pathogen
• retrovirus

Cancer that has remained within the tissue in which it originated.

• in situ cancer
• malignant
• benign
• metatasis

When scientist are able to use an organ from another species for transplantation, this is known as:

• a promotor

• pharming

• a xenograft

• a totipotent

One benefit of creating a genetically modified mammal is to:

• produce animal models for research

• create a clone of an organism

• produce a zygote

• harvest embryonic stem cells

A xeonograft is used in a heart transplant. Where did this tissue come from?

• the recipient's body

• a cadaver of the same species

• an identical twin

• a different species

When researchers apply for a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, for what process are they seeking approval?

• creating a transgenic animal

• reproductive cloning

• therapeutic cloning

• nanotechnology

Implanting a gene from one organism into an embryo will create a:

• xenograph

• transgenic animal

• new species

• mutant

Using genetically modified pigs to harvest heart valves for humans demonstrates which benefit of genetically modified organisms?

• animal models

• livestock improvement

• tissue and organ donors

• pharmaceutical production

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