BMSC 230 FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
>> Cytokinesis
Answer: Cytoplasmic division
>> Cell cycle
Answer: G1, S, G2, M phases
>> G1 checkpoint
Answer: Cell size, nutrients
>> G2 checkpoint
Answer: DNA replication complete
>> Spindle checkpoint
Answer: Proper attachment
>> Oncogene
Answer: Promotes cell proliferation
>> Tumor suppressor gene
Answer: Inhibits proliferation
>> Mutation
Answer: Permanent DNA change
, >> Carcinogen
Answer: Cancer-inducing agent
>> Metastasis
Answer: Distant tumor spread
>> Benign tumor
Answer: Encapsulated, non-invasive
>> Malignant tumor
Answer: Invasive, metastatic
>> Angiogenesis
Answer: Tumor blood vessel formation
>> Telomere shortening
Answer: Limits cell division
>> Telomerase
Answer: Active in cancer cells
>> Apoptosis
Answer: Programmed cell death
>> Cancer hallmark
Answer: Self-sufficiency in growth signals
>> Prokaryotic cell
Answer: No membrane-bound organelles
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
>> Cytokinesis
Answer: Cytoplasmic division
>> Cell cycle
Answer: G1, S, G2, M phases
>> G1 checkpoint
Answer: Cell size, nutrients
>> G2 checkpoint
Answer: DNA replication complete
>> Spindle checkpoint
Answer: Proper attachment
>> Oncogene
Answer: Promotes cell proliferation
>> Tumor suppressor gene
Answer: Inhibits proliferation
>> Mutation
Answer: Permanent DNA change
, >> Carcinogen
Answer: Cancer-inducing agent
>> Metastasis
Answer: Distant tumor spread
>> Benign tumor
Answer: Encapsulated, non-invasive
>> Malignant tumor
Answer: Invasive, metastatic
>> Angiogenesis
Answer: Tumor blood vessel formation
>> Telomere shortening
Answer: Limits cell division
>> Telomerase
Answer: Active in cancer cells
>> Apoptosis
Answer: Programmed cell death
>> Cancer hallmark
Answer: Self-sufficiency in growth signals
>> Prokaryotic cell
Answer: No membrane-bound organelles