AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

THE CELL CYCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Select all that describe a “Cancer Cell”
A
Divide many more times than normal cells
B
Ignore signals to stop dividing, respond to positive and negative factors
C
Still continue to divide despite damage to DNA
D
Can migrate or metastasize to other areas in the body and grow blood vessels to give the tumor oxygen and nutrients
E
Respond to cell cycle regulator signals to stop dividing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In metastasis, cancer cells break away from where they first formed (primary cancer), travel through the blood or lymph system, and form new tumors (metastatic tumors) in other parts of the body. The metastatic tumor is the same type of cancer as the primary tumor.

Detailed explanation-2: -When cancer spreads, it’s called metastasis. In metastasis, cancer cells break away from where they first formed, travel through the blood or lymph system, and form new tumors in other parts of the body. Cancer can spread to almost anywhere in the body.

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