Cancer and HeLa Cells Review

What is cancer?

• The heart does not receive enough blood.
• Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.
• Blood filled weak spot.
• Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.

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What is a mutation?

• A mistake in DNA which can lead to cancer

• A complete copy of DNA

• A change in DNA which doesn't cause an issue

• A mistake in your body that is caught and removed

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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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An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 

• tumor
• cyst
• lesion
• polyp

Metastasis is

• the spread of cancer from one part of the body to another.
• the growth of tumors in the lungs
• cancer of the blood cells
• cancer that is found in connective tissues

Cancer is best and fully described by ...

• Uncontrolled cell growth
• Cells which grow abnormally and no longer function correctly
• Cells which have lost the ability to reproduce
• Cells which create abnormal tissues

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Which of the following is not a way mutations occur in cellular DNA?

• UV radiation
• Genetics
• DNA repair proteins not working correctly
• Extreme cold

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Which phrase best describes a common characteristic of all cancers?

• absence of cyclins
• damaged DNA
• uncontrolled cell growth
• inherited from parents

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Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting

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

Cancer tumors result from

• rapid cell division
• rapid DNA replication
• slow cell division
• long interphase

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