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Cell Structure
Genetics
Genetics/Cell Cycle
Cell Organization
Cancer/Cells
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What are the basic building blocks from which all living things are made?
cells
100
What is the molecule that contains the genetic material of a cell?
DNA
100
How many chromosomes are in a human cell?
46
100
What part of the cell keeps the cell alive and performs specifc jobs in the cell?
organelles
100
List some ways you can prevent some form of cancer.
Eating healthy foods, avoiding too much sun and wearing sunscreen, and avoiding tobacco and alcohol use.
200
What is one of several tiny structures within a cell?
organelle
200
What is a structure located in the nucleus that contains DNA?
chromosome
200
Which stage of growth in the cell cycle is the longest?
interphase
200
What are the stages of the cell cycle?
interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis
200
The color of your hair and eyes is an example of what?
a trait
300
What is a flexible structure that protects and controls what goes in and out of the cell?
cell membrane
300
What is a segment of DNA located in the chromosome that, among other things, controls specific traits?
gene
300
During which stage of the cell cycle does the cell's nucleus divide in two?
mitosis
300
True or False. There are over 100 types of cancer.
True
300
What are some differences between an animal and plant cell?
animal cells have an irregular shape and plant cells have chloroplasts, are box-shaped, and have a cell wall
400
What is the jelly-like substance found inside the cell that contains organelles?
cytoplasm
400
What is a characteristic that can be passed on to an organism's offspring?
trait
400
During which stage of the cell cycle does the cytoplasm divide?
cytokinesis
400
True or False. Cancer may develop in humans and animals.
true
400
What are some similarities between an animal and plant cell?
They both have a nucleus, a cell membrane, DNA, and cytoplasm.
500
What is the rigid outer layer that supports and protects plant cells?
cell wall
500
Even though all cells may not contain a nucleus, all cells must contain some form of what?
DNA
500
During which stage of the cell cycle does the cell membrane of an animal look like it is being pinched in two?
cytokinesis
500
List the stages of cell organization.
cells, tissue, organs, organ systems
500
What forms when the DNA becomes damaged, causing a mutation in which the cells grow too fast?
cancer