Zoology: Cell Cycle and Cancer

The longest phase of the cell cycle 

• prophase
• interphase
• metaphase
• mitosis

Identify the phase of mitosis

• prophase
• metaphase
• anaphase
• telophase

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Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting

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

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Any substance that is known to cause cancer is called a

• carcinogen
• nicolyte
• pathogen
• retrovirus

An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 

• tumor
• cyst
• lesion
• polyp

Activities or choices that will affect your health.

• lifestyle factors
• biogenetics
• healthy choices
• habits

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Using sound waves to create images of areas within the body.

• ultrasound
• MRI
• CAT scan
• EKG

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A diagnostic procedure that involves removing a tissue sample from a patient.

• biopsy
• lipotripsy
• pathogenesis
• oncology

The cancer cells are still in the place where they started and have not spread at all.

• stage 0
• stage 1
• stage 2 and 3
• stage 4

Taking samples from the body for clues that might indicate certain diseases.

• pathology
• oncoloy
• radiology
• genealogy