Fall Final Review #3

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What disrupts the creation of abnormal cells in cancer?

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The cell cycle.

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How do viruses replicate once they enter a host cell?

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They access cellular processes for replication.

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What phase does a cell spend most of its life in?

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Interphase.

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What is the cell cycle?

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The sequence of stages of growth and division that a cell undergoes.

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What is uncontrollable cell growth known as?

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Cancer.

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What is the primary function of the cell cycle?

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To regulate cell growth and division.

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What are the main stages of the cell cycle?

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Interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis.

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What happens during interphase?

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The cell grows, duplicates its DNA, and prepares for division.

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What is mitosis?

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The process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells.

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What is cytokinesis?

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The division of the cytoplasm to form two separate cells.