Cancer (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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11 questions from this quiz
What is cancer?
What is cancer?
Loss of control of mitosis rate
What is the key difference between benign and malignant tumours?
What is the key difference between benign and malignant tumours?
Malignant cells spread; benign do not
What is a benign tumour?
What is a benign tumour?
Tumour that does not spread to tissues
What is metastasis?
What is metastasis?
Spread of cells to other tissues
Which type of cancer cells can divide indefinitely?
Which type of cancer cells can divide indefinitely?
Malignant
What is a mutation?
What is a mutation?
Any change to the structure of DNA
What are carcinogens?
What are carcinogens?
Substances that cause cancer
What are oncogenes?
What are oncogenes?
Genes that can lead to cancer if mutated
How does cancer develop from normal cells?
How does cancer develop from normal cells?
Normal genes are mutated
Which of these is a carcinogen?
Which of these is a carcinogen?
Cigarette smoke
Which type of radiation is a carcinogen?
Which type of radiation is a carcinogen?
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation