WorksheetsMI 3.1 Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If investigating the genetic causes of cancer, which dot(s) is/are most of interest on a microarray? (select all that apply)
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
grey/black
2.
A red dot indicates what on a microarray?
a)
the person does not have cancer
b)
gene upregulation in cancer cell
c)
gene down regulation in cancer cells
d)
the person has cancer
3.
What does a green dot indicate on a microarray?
a)
a healthy cell
b)
gene upregulation in cancer cell
c)
gene downregulatin in cancer cell
d)
a cancerous cell
4.
When comparing healthy and cancerous lung cells on a microarray, what color would you expect the dot that represents the gene for producing melanin (pigment for skin color)?
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
grey/black/blank
5.
Which term means cancerous?
a)
malignant
b)
metastesis
c)
mitosis
d)
replication
6.
cancer tumors result from...
a)
rapid DNA replication
b)
slow cell division
c)
rapid cell division
d)
long interphase
7.
Cancer cells are different from regular cells due to
a)
irregular cell shape
b)
change the ability of a cell to perform specialized functions
c)
are immortal
d)
all of the above
8.
Cancer can be screened for using.
a)
CT Scans
b)
Xrays
c)
PET Scans
d)
all of the above
9.
Which test uses a very strong magnetic field
a)
MRI
b)
Xray
c)
CT
d)
PET
e)
Ultrasound
10.
Stopping cell growth when cells touch one another...
a)
tumor inhibition
b)
apoptosis
c)
contact inhibition
d)
replicative senescence
11.
Something that increases susceptibility
a)
carcinogen
b)
risk factor
c)
"bad" gene
d)
genetic mutation
12.
Programmed cell death
a)
apoptosis
b)
metastasis
c)
oncogene
d)
nuclear blebbing
13.
gene having potential to cause a normal cell to become cancerous
a)
tumor suppressor gene
b)
oncogene
c)
proto-oncogene
d)
risk factor
14.
gene with the potential to cause cancer if it becomes altered
a)
oncogene
b)
tumor suppressor gene
c)
proto-oncogene
d)
P53
15.
Gene that inhibits cell division
a)
tumor suppressor gene
b)
proto-oncogene
c)
oncogene
d)
risk factor
16.
Match the following
a)
A group of diseases expressed by uncontrolled growth and spread
1.
cancer
b)
swelling or an enlargement
2.
tumor
c)
invasive: grows rapidly
3.
malignant
17.
Match the following
a)
1.
CT Scan
b)
2.
PET Scan
c)
3.
Xray
d)
4.
Bone Scan
e)
5.
MRI
18.
Match the following
a)
equal gene expression in normal and cancerous cells
1.
yellow dot
b)
gene upregulation in cancerous cells
2.
red dot
c)
gene downregulation in cancerous cells
3.
green dot
d)
no gene expression in cancerous or healthy tissue
4.
grey/black dot
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