Cancer Quiz

Cancer is

• hyperactive metabolism

• uncontrolled cell division

• uncontrolled cell death

• specialization of cells for a particular job

In normal tissue, the

• rate of mitosis is equal to the rate of apoptosis

• rate of mitosis is much greater than the rate of apoptosis

• rate of mitosis is less than the rate of apoptosis

• rate of mitosis and apoptosis will be zero

Which stage of the cell cycle do cells spend the most time?

• Cytokinesis

• Mitosis

• Interphase

• Prophase

Decide if the following description matches a proto-oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes.

stimulates cell division

• proto-oncogenes

• tumor suppressor genes

This is a gene that could cause cancer, but needs some sort of alteration or mutation to do so.

• oncogene

• proto-oncogene

• tumor suppressor gene

• Gene Kelly

Which term below describes a "spontaneous change in a gene?" 

• mutation 
• malignant 
• metastasize 
• carcinogen 

Decide if the following description matches a proto-oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes.

inhibits cell division

• proto-oncogenes

• tumor suppressor genes

Decide if the following description matches a proto-oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes.

functions like a gas pedal in car

• proto-oncogenes

• tumor suppressor genes

This term means "programmed cell death". It is when a cell is "told" to die, rather than death by disease or wearing out.

• senescence

• apoptosis

• planned obsolescence

• die, just die, darn you liver cell!

A gene that protects a cell from becoming cancerous.

• oncogene

• proto-oncogene

• tumor suppressor gene

• apoptosis