Cell Cycle Part 2

Question 1

What treatment of cancer would be most effective?

Answer 1

A drug that only kills the rapidly growing cells

Question 2

Starting with one cell that went under six divisions, how many would result?

Answer 2

64

Question 3

Of the surface area-to-volume ratio, what does the surface area represent in the cell?

Answer 3

Cell membrane

Question 4

Why have some stem cell researchers hit roadblocks in their research?

Answer 4

Ethical concerns about stem cell research

Question 5

What is the role of cyclins in a cell?

Answer 5

to signal for the cell to divide

Question 6

As the cell grows larger, what occurs with the volume to surface area ratio?

Answer 6

Volume increases much more rapidly than the surface area

Question 7

What two phases occur simultaneously?

Answer 7

Telophase and Cytokinesis

Question 8

What is an environmental factor that causes cancer?

Answer 8

Carcinogens
High exposure of ultraviolet rays
High exposure to radiation

Question 9

What phase of mitosis does the nuclear envelope reappear and the spindle fibers disappear?

Answer 9

Telophase

Question 10

What describes the activities of a cell that include cellular growth and cellular division?

Answer 10

Cell Cycle