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Quiz 2 (mitosis etc) | BIOL 114 - Fund of Life Sciences, Quizzes of Biology

Class: BIOL 114 - Fund of Life Sciences; Subject: Biology; University: Longwood University; Term: Spring 2011;

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2010/2011

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TERM 1
Active Transport
DEFINITION 1
The movement of materials across a cell membrane that
requires ATP is called:
TERM 2
Diffusion
DEFINITION 2
Moves particles down a concentration gradient Describes the
spread of particles through random motion from regions of
higher concentration to regions of lower concentration.
TERM 3
Metastasis
DEFINITION 3
The spread of cancer cells beyond their original cite
TERM 4
Oncogene
DEFINITION 4
A mutated gene that makes proteins to regulate the cell
cycle and has the potential to cause cancer
TERM 5
T/F Cancer cells can divide forever in culture?
DEFINITION 5
True- Cancer cells can divide forever in culture
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TERM 1

Active Transport

DEFINITION 1 The movement of materials across a cell membrane that requires ATP is called: TERM 2

Diffusion

DEFINITION 2 Moves particles down a concentration gradient Describes the spread of particles through random motion from regions of higher concentration to regions of lower concentration. TERM 3

Metastasis

DEFINITION 3 The spread of cancer cells beyond their original cite TERM 4

Oncogene

DEFINITION 4 A mutated gene that makes proteins to regulate the cell cycle and has the potential to cause cancer TERM 5

T/F Cancer cells can divide forever in culture?

DEFINITION 5 True- Cancer cells can divide forever in culture

TERM 6

Mitosis

DEFINITION 6 Occurs in Somatic cells TERM 7

Excocytosis

DEFINITION 7 Bulk movement of material OUT of the cell TERM 8

Growth

Factor

DEFINITION 8 The initial molecule that starts off a chain reaction and tells a cell to divide A naturally occurring substance capable of stimulating cellular growth, proliferation and cellular differentiation.