Ch. 5.3-5.5 Review - Cancer, Reproduction, & Stem Cells

Any substance that is known to cause cancer is called a

• carcinogen
• nicolyte
• pathogen
• retrovirus

An abnormal mass/group of cancer cells is called a

• tumor

• cyst

• lesion

• polyp

Which type of tumor is being described:

Slow growing Not dangerous Does not spread

• Malignant

• Benign

Which type of tumor is being described below:

Spreads Dangerous Grows quickly

• Benign

• Malignant

If cancerous cells travel throughout your body, the cells have gone through a process known as:

• Metastisize

• Migration

• Flowing

• Locomotion

Resisting Cell Death hallmark is best described when ...

• When the cell blocks apoptosis
• When the cell evades the signal
• When cells grow rapidly
• When cells evade suppressor proteins

Which of the following is not a way mutations occur in cellular DNA?

• UV radiation
• Genetics
• DNA repair proteins not working correctly
• Extreme cold

Which type of cancer treatment works best for when cancer has metastasized around the body?

• Chemotherapy

• Radiation Treatments

• Hormones Treatments

• Surgery

Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting

• the cell cycle
• red blood cell formation
• DNA replication
• ATP synthesis

A diagnostic procedure that involves removing a tissue sample from a patient.

• biopsy
• lipotripsy
• pathogenesis
• oncology