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Cancer Unit Exam

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is melanoma?

a)

Lung cancer

b)

A cancer that spreads

c)

Skin cancer

d)

Brain cancer

2.

What are TWO functions of the skin?

a)

Protect internal organs

b)

Pump blood around the body

c)

Make cancer cells

d)

Regulate body temperature

3.

What does the A in the ABCD rule stand for?

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4.

What does the B in the ABCD rule stand for?

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5.

What does the C in the ABCD rule stand for?

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6.

What does the D in the ABCD rule stand for?

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7.

What is cancer?

a)

Cells that die

b)

Cells that divide uncontrollably

c)

Cells that divide normally

8.

How does metastatic cancer kill?

a)

Breaks your skin

b)

Invades key organs

c)

Attacks your immune system

d)

Makes you lose your hair

9.

What gene is commonly associated with cancer?

a)

BRAN

b)

BRAT

c)

BRAF

d)

BARF

10.

What part of the microscope do you look through?

a)

Eye piece lens

b)

Objective lense

c)

Iris

d)

Arm

11.

If the eye piece is 10x and the objective lens is 50x, what is the total magnification?

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12.

Which objective lens do you use when first using a microscope?

a)

The largest one

b)

The medium sized ones

c)

The smallest one

13.

How did Tom get cancer?

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14.

What is a mutation?

a)

An alteration to a cells DNA/genome

b)

When cells divide uncontrollably

c)

When cells die

15.

What is cytokinesis?

a)

When DNA condenses and the nucleas disappears

b)

When the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

c)

When the chromosomes split apart

d)

When the cell finally splits into two daughter cells

16.

What is Metaphase?

a)

When DNA condenses and the nucleas disappears

b)

When the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

c)

When the chromosomes split apart

d)

When the cell finally splits into two daughter cells

17.

What is Prophase?

a)

When DNA condenses and the nucleas disappears

b)

When the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

c)

When the chromosomes split apart

d)

When the cell finally splits into two daughter cells

18.

What is Interphase?

a)

When DNA condenses and the nucleas disappears

b)

The beginning of the cell cycle where DNA is duplicated and the cell grows

c)

When the chromosomes split apart

d)

When the chromosomes uncoil and nucleas starts to reform

19.

What is Telophase?

a)

When DNA condenses and the nucleas disappears

b)

The beginning of the cell cycle where DNA is duplicated and the cell grows

c)

When the chromosomes split apart

d)

When the chromosomes uncoil and nucleas starts to reform

20.

What is Anaphase?

a)

When DNA condenses and the nucleas disappears

b)

The beginning of the cell cycle where DNA is duplicated and the cell grows

c)

When the chromosomes split apart

d)

When the chromosomes uncoil and nucleas starts to reform

21.

What are some environmental factors that can mutate a cell's DNA?

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22.

What is apoptosis?

a)

Programmed cell death

b)

Cells dividing uncontrollably

c)

Cancer

23.

What is a proto-oncogene

a)

A gene that controls melanin production

b)

A gene that promotes cell growth and division

c)

A gene that slows or stops the cell cycle

24.

What is a tumor suppressor gene?

a)

A gene that controls melanin production

b)

A gene that promotes cell growth and division

c)

A gene that slows or stops the cell cycle

25.

What is a stem cell?

a)

Skin cells

b)

Intestinal cells

c)

Specialized cells

d)

Unspecialized cells

26.

What is cell differentiation?

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27.

What does totipotent mean?

a)

A stem cell that can differentiate into all cells

b)

A stem cell that can differentiate into most, but not all cells

c)

A stem cell that can differentiate into a few cell types

28.

What does pluripotent mean?

a)

A stem cell that can differentiate into all cells

b)

A stem cell that can differentiate into most, but not all cells

c)

A stem cell that can differentiate into a few cell types

29.

What does multipotent mean?

a)

A stem cell that can differentiate into all cells

b)

A stem cell that can differentiate into most, but not all cells

c)

A stem cell that can differentiate into a few cell types

30.

If a patient has metastatic cancer, what does that mean?

a)

The cancer has spread to other areas of the body

b)

The cancer is easily cured

c)

The cancer is staying in one spot

d)

It is skin cancer