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Cancer Cells and Mitosis Quiz

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What is the characteristic of metastatic tumor cells?

Slow, progressive rate of growth

Expansive manner of growth

Liberate enzymes and toxins that destroy tumor tissue and normal tissue (correct)

Composed of well-differentiated cells that resemble the cells of the tissue of origin

What term is used to describe the loss of cell differentiation in cancerous tissue?

Anaplasia (correct)

Metastasis

Benign

Pleomorphism

What is a distinguishing feature of undifferentiated cancer cells?

Pleomorphism

Resembling embryonic cells (correct)

Slow, progressive rate of growth

Well-differentiated cells

Which factor differentiates benign and malignant neoplasms based on the given text?

Potential for metastasizing or spreading Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of specialization of new cells?

Cell differentiation Signup and view all the answers

During which phase does DNA synthesis occur, duplicating genetic information?

S-phase Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic defines neoplasia?

Relatively autonomous growth Signup and view all the answers

What is the postmitotic phase involving RNA and protein synthesis, cell growth, and organelle duplication?

G1 (gap 1) phase Signup and view all the answers

What are the characteristics of tumor cells during progression?

Autonomous growth tendencies Signup and view all the answers

How are the growth factors affecting tumor cells during progression?

They promote unregulated accelerated growth in initiated cells Signup and view all the answers

What is the status of karyotypic instability in tumor cells during progression?

It increases during progression Signup and view all the answers

How does the invasiveness of tumor cells change during progression?

It becomes more prominent during progression Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of the acquisition of malignant phenotypic changes by tumor cells during progression?