Question 1

MATCHING
Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once.
-Wilms tumor

Accepted Answer

A) Translocation 
B) Breast cancer 
C) Oncogene 
D) Skin cancer 
E) Tumor suppressor gene
F)Cervical cancer
G)Lung cancer 
A) Translocation 
B) Breast cancer 
C) Oncogene 
D) Skin cancer 
E) Tumor suppressor gene
F)Cervical cancer
G)Lung cancer E

Question 2

Because males have much less breast tissue than females,males do not get breast cancer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which virus has been linked to cervical cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  human papillomavirus 
B)  HIV 
C)  Herpes Simplex Virus 
D)  measles 
E)  influenza 
A)  human papillomavirus 
B)  HIV 
C)  Herpes Simplex Virus 
D)  measles 
E)  influenza A

Question 4

MATCHING
Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once.
-Philadelphia chromosome

Accepted Answer

A) Translocation 
B) Breast cancer 
C) Oncogene 
D) Skin cancer 
E) Tumor suppressor gene
F)Cervical cancer
G)Lung cancer 
A) Translocation 
B) Breast cancer 
C) Oncogene 
D) Skin cancer 
E) Tumor suppressor gene
F)Cervical cancer
G)Lung cancer

Question 5

What is the normal function of a proto-oncogene?

Accepted Answer

A)  It suppresses mutational events 
B)  It fights off parasitic infection 
C)  It prevents protein assembly 
D)  It turns on cellular division 
E)  It turns off cellular division 
A)  It suppresses mutational events 
B)  It fights off parasitic infection 
C)  It prevents protein assembly 
D)  It turns on cellular division 
E)  It turns off cellular division

Question 6

Lightly pigmented people are at lower risk of skin cancer that heavily pigmented individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How does a mutation in the RAS gene lead to uncontrolled cellular division?

Accepted Answer

A)  The RAS protein can no longer act as a tumor suppressor. 
B)  The RAS protein becomes stuck in the "on" position. 
C)  The RAS protein gets stuck in the plasma membrane. 
D)  The RAS protein becomes stuck in the "off" position. 
E)  The RAS protein can no longer act to repair DNA damage. 
A)  The RAS protein can no longer act as a tumor suppressor. 
B)  The RAS protein becomes stuck in the "on" position. 
C)  The RAS protein gets stuck in the plasma membrane. 
D)  The RAS protein becomes stuck in the "off" position. 
E)  The RAS protein can no longer act to repair DNA damage.

Question 8

Which of the following statements describes characteristics of cancerous cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cancerous cells respond to normal checkpoints. 
B)  All cancer cells are the result of a bacterial infection. 
C)  Cancer cells exhibit uncontrolled growth. 
D)  All cancer cells have the ability to metastasize. 
E)  All of these are true about cancerous cells. 
A)  Cancerous cells respond to normal checkpoints. 
B)  All cancer cells are the result of a bacterial infection. 
C)  Cancer cells exhibit uncontrolled growth. 
D)  All cancer cells have the ability to metastasize. 
E)  All of these are true about cancerous cells.

Question 9

What are the different types of external signals that can activate a cell's signal transduction pathway?

Accepted Answer

A)  nerve stimulation 
B)  hormones 
C)  pollutants 
D)  steroids 
E)  All of these can act as external signals. 
A)  nerve stimulation 
B)  hormones 
C)  pollutants 
D)  steroids 
E)  All of these can act as external signals.

Question 10

MATCHING
Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once.
-Tamoxifen

Accepted Answer

A) Translocation 
B) Breast cancer 
C) Oncogene 
D) Skin cancer 
E) Tumor suppressor gene
F)Cervical cancer
G)Lung cancer 
A) Translocation 
B) Breast cancer 
C) Oncogene 
D) Skin cancer 
E) Tumor suppressor gene
F)Cervical cancer
G)Lung cancer

Question 11

What is the mutated form of a proto-oncogene called?

Accepted Answer

A)  A tumor suppressor gene. 
B)  A BRCA1 gene. 
C)  A carcinogenic gene. 
D)  A proto-suppressor gene. 
E)  An oncogene. 
A)  A tumor suppressor gene. 
B)  A BRCA1 gene. 
C)  A carcinogenic gene. 
D)  A proto-suppressor gene. 
E)  An oncogene.

Question 12

MATCHING
Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once.
-Human papillomavirus

Accepted Answer

A) Translocation 
B) Breast cancer 
C) Oncogene 
D) Skin cancer 
E) Tumor suppressor gene
F)Cervical cancer
G)Lung cancer 
A) Translocation 
B) Breast cancer 
C) Oncogene 
D) Skin cancer 
E) Tumor suppressor gene
F)Cervical cancer
G)Lung cancer

Question 13

Which of the following is not a characteristic of cancer cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have a single small nucleus. 
B)  They have a small amount of cytoplasm. 
C)  They have multiple nuclei. 
D)  They have a coarse chromatin. 
E)  They have large and multiple nucleoli. 
A)  They have a single small nucleus. 
B)  They have a small amount of cytoplasm. 
C)  They have multiple nuclei. 
D)  They have a coarse chromatin. 
E)  They have large and multiple nucleoli.

Question 14

Increased exposure to UV radiation is usually associated with decreased incidence of skin cancer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

MATCHING
Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once.
-Familial adenomatous polyposis

Accepted Answer

A) Translocation 
B) Breast cancer 
C) Oncogene 
D) Skin cancer 
E) Tumor suppressor gene
F)Cervical cancer
G)Lung cancer 
A) Translocation 
B) Breast cancer 
C) Oncogene 
D) Skin cancer 
E) Tumor suppressor gene
F)Cervical cancer
G)Lung cancer

Question 16

A person's genetics can affect the susceptibility of individuals to environmental agents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following describes differences between normal cells and cancer cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normal cells have a large amount of cytoplasm, while cancer cells have a small amount of cytoplasm. 
B)  Normal cells have multiple nuclei, while cancer cells have a single nucleus. 
C)  Normal cells have coarse chromatin, while cancer cells have fine chromatin. 
D)  Normal cells have multiple nucleoli, while cancer cells have a single nucleolus. 
E)  Cancer cells exhibit controlled cell division, while normal cells exhibit uncontrolled cell division. 
A)  Normal cells have a large amount of cytoplasm, while cancer cells have a small amount of cytoplasm. 
B)  Normal cells have multiple nuclei, while cancer cells have a single nucleus. 
C)  Normal cells have coarse chromatin, while cancer cells have fine chromatin. 
D)  Normal cells have multiple nucleoli, while cancer cells have a single nucleolus. 
E)  Cancer cells exhibit controlled cell division, while normal cells exhibit uncontrolled cell division.

Question 18

Proteins encoded by the ____ genes turn off or decrease the rate of cell division.

Accepted Answer

A)  tumor suppressor 
B)  oncogenes 
C)  proto-oncogenes 
D)  DNA repair 
E)  DNA replication genes 
A)  tumor suppressor 
B)  oncogenes 
C)  proto-oncogenes 
D)  DNA repair 
E)  DNA replication genes

Question 19

Although an estimated one million new cases of skin cancer are reported in the U.S.in a year,very few of them are related to tanning lamps.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

MATCHING
Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once.
-mutated RAS gene

Accepted Answer

A) Translocation 
B) Breast cancer 
C) Oncogene 
D) Skin cancer 
E) Tumor suppressor gene
F)Cervical cancer
G)Lung cancer 
A) Translocation 
B) Breast cancer 
C) Oncogene 
D) Skin cancer 
E) Tumor suppressor gene
F)Cervical cancer
G)Lung cancer

MATCHING Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once. -Wilms tumor

Because males have much less breast tissue than females,males do not get breast cancer.

Which virus has been linked to cervical cancer?

MATCHING Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once. -Philadelphia chromosome

What is the normal function of a proto-oncogene?

Lightly pigmented people are at lower risk of skin cancer that heavily pigmented individuals.

How does a mutation in the RAS gene lead to uncontrolled cellular division?

Which of the following statements describes characteristics of cancerous cells?

What are the different types of external signals that can activate a cell's signal transduction pathway?

MATCHING Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once. -Tamoxifen

What is the mutated form of a proto-oncogene called?

MATCHING Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once. -Human papillomavirus

Which of the following is not a characteristic of cancer cells?

Increased exposure to UV radiation is usually associated with decreased incidence of skin cancer.

MATCHING Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once. -Familial adenomatous polyposis

A person's genetics can affect the susceptibility of individuals to environmental agents.

Which of the following describes differences between normal cells and cancer cells?

Proteins encoded by the ____ genes turn off or decrease the rate of cell division.

Although an estimated one million new cases of skin cancer are reported in the U.S.in a year,very few of them are related to tanning lamps.

MATCHING Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once. -mutated RAS gene

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Exam 12: Cancer and the Cell Cycle

MATCHING Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once. -Wilms tumor

Because males have much less breast tissue than females,males do not get breast cancer.

Which virus has been linked to cervical cancer?

MATCHING Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once. -Philadelphia chromosome

What is the normal function of a proto-oncogene?

Lightly pigmented people are at lower risk of skin cancer that heavily pigmented individuals.

How does a mutation in the RAS gene lead to uncontrolled cellular division?

Which of the following statements describes characteristics of cancerous cells?

What are the different types of external signals that can activate a cell's signal transduction pathway?

MATCHING Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once. -Tamoxifen

What is the mutated form of a proto-oncogene called?

MATCHING Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once. -Human papillomavirus

Which of the following is not a characteristic of cancer cells?

Increased exposure to UV radiation is usually associated with decreased incidence of skin cancer.

MATCHING Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once. -Familial adenomatous polyposis

A person's genetics can affect the susceptibility of individuals to environmental agents.

Which of the following describes differences between normal cells and cancer cells?

Proteins encoded by the ____ genes turn off or decrease the rate of cell division.

Although an estimated one million new cases of skin cancer are reported in the U.S.in a year,very few of them are related to tanning lamps.

MATCHING Match the associated terms. You may use a choice more than once. -mutated RAS gene

Sex and Development

Assisted Reproductive Technology

Changes in Chromosome Number

How Genes Are Transmitted From Generation to Generation

Gene Expression and Gene Regulation

Changes in DNA: Mutations and Epigenetics

Biotechnology

Genetic Testing and Prenatal Diagnosis

DNA Forensics

Genomics

Inheritance of Complex Traits

Behavior

Immunogenetics

Genetics and Populations

Human Evolution

A Different World: The Past, Present, and Future of Human Genetics

Biology Basics 1-Cells and Cell Structure

Biology Basics 2-DNA and RNA

Biology Basics 3-Genes, Populations, and the Environment

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