Regulating the Cell Cycle

A disorder in which some of the body's cells lose the ability to control growth.

• growth factor

• human growth hormone

• cancer

• tumor

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Proteins that direct cells to speed up or slow down the cell cycle.

• growth factor

• human growth hormone

• cancer

• tumor

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Mass of rapidly dividing cells that can damage surrounding tissue.

• growth factor

• human growth hormone

• cancer

• tumor

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Apoptosis is

• the process of programmed cell death

• the process of programmed cell growth

• the process of programmed cell birth

• the process of programmed cell regulation

Cyclin is a family of proteins that regulates what?

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Cell Cycle

• Interphase

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Which type of tumor causes more damage?

• malignant

• benign

• premalignant

What are internal and external regulators?

• lipids

• carbohydrates

• proteins

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Which one of these is characteristic of cancer cells?

• They undergo apoptosis.

• They do not respond to growth inhibitors

• They respond to growth inhibitors.

Which is a function of cyclins?

• Cyclins are carbohydrates that regulate DNA replication during the mitosis phase of the cell cycle.

• Cyclins are glycoproteins that repair DNA in the beginning of cell cycle.

• Cyclins are proteins that regulate when and how often a cell divides.

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A cancerous tumor is called

• benign
• malignant
• apoptosis
• cyclin

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