chapter 10-3 and 10-4 vocab

Question 1

one of a family of proteins that regulates the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells

Answer 1

cyclin

Question 2

one of a group of external regulatory proteins that stimulate the growth and division of cells

Answer 2

growth factor

Question 3

process of programmed cell death

Answer 3

apoptosis

Question 4

disorder in which some of the body’s cells lose the ability to control growth

Answer 4

cancer

Question 5

mass of rapidly dividing cells that can damage surrounding tissue

Answer 5

tumor

Question 6

developing stage of a multicellular organism

Answer 6

embryo

Question 7

process in which cells become specialized in structure and function

Answer 7

differentiation

Question 8

cells that are able to develop into any type of cell found in the body (including the cells that make up the extra embryonic membranes and placenta)

Answer 8

totipotent

Question 9

stage of early development in mammals that consists of a hollow ball of cells

Answer 9

blastocyst

Question 10

cells that are capable of developing into most, but not all, of the body’s cell types

Answer 10

pluripotent

Question 11

unspecialized cell that can give rise to one or more types of specialized cells

Answer 11

stem cell

Question 12

cell with limited potential to develop into many types of differentiated cells

Answer 12

multipotent