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Cancer Review (Graded)

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting
a)
the cell cycle
b)
red blood cell formation
c)
DNA replication
d)
ATP synthesis
2.
An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 
a)
tumor
b)
cyst
c)
lesion
d)
polyp
3.
Metastasis is
a)
the spread of cancer from one part of the body to another.
b)
the growth of tumors in the lungs
c)
cancer of the blood cells
d)
cancer that is found in connective tissues
4.
Which of the following cells is UNdifferentiated or UNspecialized?
a)
cardiac muscle cell
b)
nerve cell
c)
liver cell
d)
stem cell
5.
The causes of cancer may include which of the following?
a)
environmental influences
b)
UV radiation
c)
viruses
d)
all of these
6.

There are 3 ___________, which regulates whether the cell will progress through the cell cycle.

a)

Checkpoints

b)

Platelets

c)

Proteins

d)

Enzymes

7.

Progress through the cell cycle is primarily related to what?

a)

The integrity of DNA and DNA replication

b)

The production of proteins

c)

The creation of the new cell membrane

d)

The size of the nucleus

8.

A tumor that cannot spread to surrounding tumors is known as what?

a)

Malignant

b)

Benign

c)

Neutral

d)

Protoconco

9.

Which of the following is true of a malignant tumor?

a)

They do not require treatment.

b)

They are easily removed through surgery.

c)

They can cause tumors in other parts of the body.

d)

They contain cells that stay clustered together.

10.

While in the womb, the webbed fingers of the embryo undergo programmed cell death also known as

a)

apoptosis

b)

cytokinesis

c)

carcinogen

d)

stem cells

11.
Cancer is an example of
a)

cell death

b)

uncontrolled cell growth

c)

viral infection

d)

homeostasis

12.

Cancer can occur when there is a problem with which cell process?

a)

Cell regulation

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Endocytosis

13.

Cancer cells can break away from the source and move to other parts of the body.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Normally, the cells in our body do not die unless we are injured or sick.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

region of repetitive nucleotide sequences at each end of a chromosome, which protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration

a)

centromere

b)

telomere

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chromatid

16.

Programmed cell death is called

a)

apoptosis

b)

differentiation

c)

telophase

d)

senescence

17.

When examining a cancerous cell under a microscope you would expect to find

a)

more cells in mitosis

b)

more cells in interphase

c)

more cells in senescence

d)

long telomeres

18.

Which is NOT a characteristic of a cancer cell?

a)

active telomerase

b)

telomeres that can lengthen

c)

responds to an apoptotic signal

d)

cannot respond to an apoptotic signal

19.

What is the enzyme that cancer uses to lengthen telomeres?

a)

ligase

b)

helicase

c)

telomerase

d)

P53

20.

As long as cancer cells have enough nutrients, they are technically immortal

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The term localized describes which type of tumor?

a)

Malignant

b)

Benign

22.

All of these are things cancer cells do EXCEPT...

a)

Divide uncontrollably

b)
  • Ignore signals

c)

Do not undergo normal cell death

d)

Can be spread from person to person

23.

Telomeres get longer when the cell divides

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Stem cells are important for:

a)

growth

b)

development

c)

repair

d)

all of the answers are correct

25.

High division rate leads to increased risk for mutations

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Cancer cells do not enter apoptosis for two main reasons:

a)

Maintain telomeres

b)

Ignore Signals

c)

Divide Rapidly

d)

Metastasis