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WorksheetsCancer Unit Exam
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is melanoma?
Lung cancer
A cancer that spreads
Skin cancer
Brain cancer
What are TWO functions of the skin?
Protect internal organs
Pump blood around the body
Make cancer cells
Regulate body temperature
What does the A in the ABCD rule stand for?
What does the B in the ABCD rule stand for?
What does the C in the ABCD rule stand for?
What does the D in the ABCD rule stand for?
What is cancer?
Cells that die
Cells that divide uncontrollably
Cells that divide normally
How does metastatic cancer kill?
Breaks your skin
Invades key organs
Attacks your immune system
Makes you lose your hair
What gene is commonly associated with cancer?
BRAN
BRAT
BRAF
BARF
What part of the microscope do you look through?
Eye piece lens
Objective lense
Iris
Arm
If the eye piece is 10x and the objective lens is 50x, what is the total magnification?
Which objective lens do you use when first using a microscope?
The largest one
The medium sized ones
The smallest one
How did Tom get cancer?
What is a mutation?
An alteration to a cells DNA/genome
When cells divide uncontrollably
When cells die
What is cytokinesis?
When DNA condenses and the nucleas disappears
When the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
When the chromosomes split apart
When the cell finally splits into two daughter cells
What is Metaphase?
When DNA condenses and the nucleas disappears
When the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
When the chromosomes split apart
When the cell finally splits into two daughter cells
What is Prophase?
When DNA condenses and the nucleas disappears
When the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
When the chromosomes split apart
When the cell finally splits into two daughter cells
What is Interphase?
When DNA condenses and the nucleas disappears
The beginning of the cell cycle where DNA is duplicated and the cell grows
When the chromosomes split apart
When the chromosomes uncoil and nucleas starts to reform
What is Telophase?
When DNA condenses and the nucleas disappears
The beginning of the cell cycle where DNA is duplicated and the cell grows
When the chromosomes split apart
When the chromosomes uncoil and nucleas starts to reform
What is Anaphase?
When DNA condenses and the nucleas disappears
The beginning of the cell cycle where DNA is duplicated and the cell grows
When the chromosomes split apart
When the chromosomes uncoil and nucleas starts to reform
What are some environmental factors that can mutate a cell's DNA?
What is apoptosis?
Programmed cell death
Cells dividing uncontrollably
Cancer
What is a proto-oncogene
A gene that controls melanin production
A gene that promotes cell growth and division
A gene that slows or stops the cell cycle
What is a tumor suppressor gene?
A gene that controls melanin production
A gene that promotes cell growth and division
A gene that slows or stops the cell cycle
What is a stem cell?
Skin cells
Intestinal cells
Specialized cells
Unspecialized cells
What is cell differentiation?
What does totipotent mean?
A stem cell that can differentiate into all cells
A stem cell that can differentiate into most, but not all cells
A stem cell that can differentiate into a few cell types
What does pluripotent mean?
A stem cell that can differentiate into all cells
A stem cell that can differentiate into most, but not all cells
A stem cell that can differentiate into a few cell types
What does multipotent mean?
A stem cell that can differentiate into all cells
A stem cell that can differentiate into most, but not all cells
A stem cell that can differentiate into a few cell types
If a patient has metastatic cancer, what does that mean?
The cancer has spread to other areas of the body
The cancer is easily cured
The cancer is staying in one spot
It is skin cancer
