
Cancer: Understanding the Basics

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Science
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9th Grade
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Christian Lewis
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What distinguishes malignant tumors from benign growths?
Benign growths produce metastases.
Malignant tumors stop dividing eventually.
Malignant tumors produce metastases.
Benign growths divide indefinitely.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is replicative senescence?
The ability of cancer cells to stop dividing.
The process of normal cells dividing indefinitely.
The decline in vigor and death of normal cells after a limited number of divisions.
The ability of cancer cells to divide indefinitely.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an oncogene?
A gene that suppresses tumor formation.
A gene that, when mutated, contributes to converting a normal cell into a cancer cell.
A gene that stops cell division.
A gene that repairs DNA.
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NGSS.HS-LS1-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do tumor suppressor genes function?
They promote cell division.
Their protein product inhibits mitosis.
They cause cells to become immortal.
They increase the rate of metastasis.
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NGSS.HS-LS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is the BCL-2 gene located?
On chromosome 22.
On chromosome 2.
On chromosome 18.
On chromosome 14.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of cancer is Burkitt's lymphoma?
A solid tumor of B lymphocytes.
A solid tumor of T lymphocytes.
A leukemia of red blood cells.
A carcinoma of skin cells.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)?
A type of skin cancer.
A solid tumor of B lymphocytes.
An uncontrolled proliferation of one kind of white blood cell.
A benign growth of white blood cells.
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