Cell Regulation and Division Review

Cancer is...

• Uncontrolled cell growth

• Normal cell growth

• A protein

• A cell cycle regulator

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A substance that is known to cause cancer is called a

• carcinogen

• retrovirus

• pathogen

• paramecium

Which of these is a tumor that is noncancerous and does not spread?

• Malignant

• Benign

What is Apoptosis?

• A tumor

• A protein

• Programmed cell death

• Cell cycle checkpoints

Which of the following is a type of protein that regulates the cell cycle? 

• actin 
• myosin 
• cyclin 
• pepsin 

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What is cell differentiation?

• The process where unspecialized cells become different in structure and function.

• When DNA controls the cell cycle.

• The ability of cells to make more cells.

• The ability of cells to maintain homeostasis.

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Daughter cells (the result of mitosis) are _________________ from the original cell.

• identical

• Different

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Normal cell activities take place during _____________.

• Interphase

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

Nucleus and nucleolus disappear

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

• Interphase

Centromeres break and sister chromatids are pulled apart.

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

• Interphase