Cancer and Stem Cells

There are ___________, which regulates whether the cell will progress through the cell cycle

• Checkpoints

• Platelets

• Carbohydrates

• Enzymes

Which cell shows cancerous cells?

• Figure A

• Figure B

• Figure C

Tumor Suppressor genes slow down the cell cycle when damaged DNA is sensed. What happens of these genes are mutated in a cell and do not respond to issues with the DNA?

• Cell division slows down

• Cell division stops

• Cell division proceeds normally with the damaged DNA

• The damaged cell goes through apoptosis

A tumor that cannot spread to surrounding tumors is known as what?

• Malignent

• Benign

• Neutral

• Carcinogenic

A tumor that cannot spread to surrounding tumors is known as what?

• Malignent

• Benign

• Neutral

• Carcinogenic

What term describes when stem cells become specialized, such as when a bone marroow stem cell divides and becomes a red blood cell?

• Polymerization

• Differentiation

• Adaptation

• Manipulation

What statement is true about a heart cell, a brain cell, and a skin cell that all come from the same individual?

• They have different DNA

• They all have the same role in the body

• They are all made by meiosis

• They have all differentiated

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UV radiation exposure can result in skin cancer. UV radiation is an example of a

• Carcinogen

• Pathogen

• Bacterium

• Stem Cell

What type of cell can become other cell types?

• Sperm cells

• Plant cells

• Nerve cells

• Stem cells

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Which of these are potential uses of stem cells?

• Stem cells can be used to repair damaged organs

• Stem cells can be used for gene therapy to introduce functional cells into the host

• Stem cells can be used to grow and replace damaged tissues

• All of these are potential uses