Question

1

Apoptosis

Multiple Choice

• increases the number of gamete cells.

• can be used to remove damaged or malfunctioning cells.

• is a process that repairs damaged DNA.

• increases the number of somatic cells.

• occurs as telomeres increase in length.

2

Cancer is a disorder in which some cells have lost the ability to control their

Multiple Choice

• surface area.

• spindle fibers.

• size.

• rate of cell division.

• volume.

Answer 1

1. can be used to remove damaged or malfunctioning cells.

Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death, or “cellular suicide in which damaged cells are removed by the immune system.

2. rate of cell division.

Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Thus in cancer, there is loss of signals that control the growth and division of the cells leading to abnormal cell division.