Cancer and Cell Cycle

Check what occurs if a non-cancerous cell does not meet the requirements for a checkpoint.

• Cell repairs itself

• Cell waits until requirements met

• Cell under goes Apoptosis

• cell goes past checkpoint and continues to divide

What is a term for programmed cell death?

• apoptosis
• necrosis
• cell death
• doom

Which of these are examples of a mutagen?

• UV radiation

• cigarette smoke

• acetic acid

• pollution

A mass of cells that is not cancerous and does not easily spread is called a

• benign tumor

• malignant tumor

• centromere

• chromosome

The spread of cancer cells is called

• mutagen

• mitosis

• carcinogen

• metastasis

How long is the cell cycle for most animal cells?

• 12-24 hours

• 24-48 hours

• 2-3 hours

• 10-12 hours

When cells are packed too closely, cell division is turned off. This is called

• density dependent inhibition

• anchorage dependence

• checkpoints

• mitosis

Suppose a cell already in cytokinesis had a mutation in their DNA. What checkpoint had an error?

• m checkpoint

• s checkpoint

• z checkpoint

• g1 checkpoint

Cells that "leave" the cell cycle and no longer replicate are considered to be in the ____ phase.

• N0

• G0

• M

• Passive

what are the three phases of interphase?

• M

• G1

• S

• G2