Word Not On Quiz

Question 1

Uncontrollable cell division

Answer 1

Cancer

Question 2

control mechanisms that ensure the fidelity of cell division in eukaryotic cells. These checkpoints verify whether the processes at each phase of the cell cycle have been accurately completed before progression into the next phase

Answer 2

Checkpoint

Question 3

Enzymes, such as cyclins and kinases

Answer 3

Internal Signal

Question 4

Chemical, hormones, and growth factors produced by other cells.

Answer 4

External Signal

Question 5

Harmless Turmor

Answer 5

Benign Tumor

Question 6

Harmful tumor

Answer 6

Malignant Tumor

Question 7

When cancer cells spread to other parts of the body

Answer 7

Metastasis

Question 8

Any substance known to produce or promote uncontrolled cell growth.

Answer 8

Carcinogen

Question 9

High level radiation is targeted at the tumor ( to damage the cancer cells DNA, although it can damage healthy cells

Answer 9

Radiotherapy

Question 10

Administering high doses of chemical/drugs to kill the cancer cells; unpleasant side effects, nausea, hair loss, etc.

Answer 10

Chemotherapy

Question 11

the process by which a less specialized cell becomes a more specialized cell type. This occurs numerous times during the development of a multicellular organism

Answer 11

Cell Differentation

Question 12

A cell that comes from a embryo that is 3-5 days old. Still in the uterus

Answer 12

Embryonic Stem Cell

Question 13

an undifferentiated cell, found among differentiated cells in a tissue or organ that can renew itself and can differentiate to yield some or all of the major specialized cell types of the tissue or organ

Answer 13

Adult Stem Cell