Molecular Biology Exam Buster

When summarizing the steps to cancer malignancy fill in the blanks with the appropriate responses:

1. Cells acquire intrinsic intracellular signaling that stimulates ____?

• a. apoptosis

• b. proliferation

• c. cell cycle arrest

• d. Recruitment of other cells

When summarizing the steps to cancer malignancy fill in the blanks with the appropriate responses (6 Questions) 

2. Cells become insensitive to signals that _____ growth

• a. Stimulate

• b. Induce

• c. Inhibit

• d. None of the above

When summarizing the steps to cancer malignancy fill in the blanks with the appropriate responses (6 Questions) 

3. Cells ____ programmed cell death

• a. Undergo   

• b. induce other cells to undergo

• c. Initiate

• d. Evade

When summarizing the steps to cancer malignancy fill in the blanks with the appropriate responses (6 Questions) 

4. Cancer cells acquire limitless _____ potential

• a. Autoimmune

• b. Replicative

• c. Malignant

• d. Reactive

When summarizing the steps to cancer malignancy fill in the blanks with the appropriate responses (6 Questions) 

5. Cancer cells develop ways to nourish _____

• a. The Host to maintain concealment

• b. Immune Cells

• c. Themselves

• d. Camouflaging cells

When summarizing the steps to cancer malignancy fill in the blanks with the appropriate responses (6 Questions) 

6. Cancer cells acquire the ability to ____ 

• a. Invade and colonise other tissues

• b. Mutate other cells

• c. Phagocytose other cells

• d. Induce an inflammatory response

7. Which of the following can result in DNA changes other than mutations?

• a. methylation 

• b. histone mods

• c. miRNA

• d. all of the above

8. If we wanted to clone a specific gene of interest which of the following are needed for effective expression? (Choose all that apply)

• a. Inducible system  

• b. Strong Promoter

• c. Selection Pressure

• d.Bacteriophage

Use the picture to answer the following (3) questions:

9. Chromatin Remodelling is best exhibited where?

• a. 1

• b. 3

• c. 4

• d. 5

Use the picture above to answer the following (3) questions:

10. DNA Methyltransferases would most likely affect what part of the diagram?

• a. 2

• b. 3

• c. 4

• d. 5