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Disease Quiz review

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cancer is caused by 

a)

mutations in proteins

b)

proliferation and apoptosis

c)

mutations in DNA

d)

oncogenesis

2.

The copying of 1 cell into 2 identical cells is called ____________

a)

cancer

b)

cell

c)

mitosis

d)

interphase

3.

Cancer cells still perform their specialized cell function

a)

true

b)

false

c)

only on Wednesdays

4.

What is true about CANCER cells

a)

They go through mitosis almost continuously

b)

They undergo apoptosis

c)

They have a regular shape and a regular number of chromosomes

5.

What is true about CANCER cells

a)

They form a lump that develops its own blood supply

b)

They maintain stable numbers

c)

All cancer cells have the same amount of DNA

6.

Check all that is true about NORMAL healthy cells

a)

They go through mitosis

b)

They maintain stable numbers

c)

They have a regular shape and a regular number of chromosomes

d)

They undergo apoptosis

7.

Cells divide, differentiate, or die. What is differentiation?

a)

To mutate the DNA in cells so they can form different tissue types

b)

programmed cell death

c)

To specialize in structure and function

d)

to generalize a cell, a stem cell

8.

What is a stem cell

a)

a cell that can turn into any type of cell in the body

b)

a differentiated cell

c)

a cell that never does mitosis

d)

a cell in the G0 phase