BSC1005 - Cancer Test Study Guide
Actual study with Questions and
correct/verified Answers
Cancer - ANSWER-any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division
Homeostasis - ANSWER-process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment
Nucleus - ANSWER-Control center of the cell
Ribosomes - ANSWER-Makes proteins
Centrioles - ANSWER-Cell organelle that aids in cell division in animal cells only
DNA - ANSWER-A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the
chromosomes.
Nucleotide - ANSWER-monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a
nitrogenous base
complementary base pairing - ANSWER-In DNA, T pairs with A; G pairs with C;
RNA, U pairs with A and G pairs with C
Genome - ANSWER-all of an organism's genetic material
Gene - ANSWER-sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait
Transcription - ANSWER-synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template
Translation - ANSWER-(genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA
directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
Chromosomes - ANSWER-threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes
homologous chromosomes - ANSWER-Pair of chromosomes that are the same size, same appearance
and same genes.
cell cycle - ANSWER-series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide
Interphase - ANSWER-Cell grows, performs its normal functions, and prepares for division; consists of
G1, S, and G2 phases (cells spend most of their time here)
G1 phase - ANSWER-stage of interphase in which cell grows and performs its normal functions
S phase - ANSWER-The synthesis phase of the cell cycle; the portion of interphase during which DNA is
replicated.
G2 phase - ANSWER-The second growth phase of the cell cycle, consisting of the portion of interphase
after DNA synthesis occurs.
Actual study with Questions and
correct/verified Answers
Cancer - ANSWER-any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division
Homeostasis - ANSWER-process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment
Nucleus - ANSWER-Control center of the cell
Ribosomes - ANSWER-Makes proteins
Centrioles - ANSWER-Cell organelle that aids in cell division in animal cells only
DNA - ANSWER-A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the
chromosomes.
Nucleotide - ANSWER-monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a
nitrogenous base
complementary base pairing - ANSWER-In DNA, T pairs with A; G pairs with C;
RNA, U pairs with A and G pairs with C
Genome - ANSWER-all of an organism's genetic material
Gene - ANSWER-sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait
Transcription - ANSWER-synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template
Translation - ANSWER-(genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA
directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
Chromosomes - ANSWER-threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes
homologous chromosomes - ANSWER-Pair of chromosomes that are the same size, same appearance
and same genes.
cell cycle - ANSWER-series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide
Interphase - ANSWER-Cell grows, performs its normal functions, and prepares for division; consists of
G1, S, and G2 phases (cells spend most of their time here)
G1 phase - ANSWER-stage of interphase in which cell grows and performs its normal functions
S phase - ANSWER-The synthesis phase of the cell cycle; the portion of interphase during which DNA is
replicated.
G2 phase - ANSWER-The second growth phase of the cell cycle, consisting of the portion of interphase
after DNA synthesis occurs.
