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The Impact of Research on Cell Biology - Section 3.3 Quiz
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Which statement about cancer is true?
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Cancer cells reproduce rather than carry out their cellular duties
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Cancer cells engulf and kill normal cells
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Cancer cells are abnormal cells that die prematurely
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Cancer cells grow into new organs that squeeze out tissues and organs nearby
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What is a tumour?
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A mass of non-functional cells
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A mass of dead tissue
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A mass of nerves and fat tissue
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A mass of blood cells
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What can be the result if the spinal cord is severed?
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Paralysis
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Dialysis
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Abscess
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Pediculosis
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What is the challenge facing researchers trying to find a way to reverse spinal cord injury?
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To get spinal tissue to regenerate
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To stop abnormal nervous tissue growth
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To get muscle cells to re-grow
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To repair the vertebrae
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Which disease is not an infectious disease?
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Cancer
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Polio
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Malaria
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Smallpox
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What does SARS stand for?
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome
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Severed artery repair system
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Stomach and renal syndrome
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Stop and read safely
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What is a definition of infectious disease?
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The disease can be transmitted from one organism to another
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The disease is specific to humans
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The disease must be inheritable
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The disease can spread to other tissues of the body
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What is not a way in which cell researchers have modified food plants?
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Increase genetic variability
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Increase nutritional value
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Increase resistance to pests
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Increase tolerance to harsh growing conditions
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What is Bt corn?
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Corn that contains a toxin in its cells that kills the European corn borer
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Corn that reproduces and grows twice as fast as normal corn
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Corn that can survive drought conditions
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Corn that is not harmed by pesticides so field weeds can be controlled easily
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Which type of scientific test on potential new treatments for diseases is most controversial today?
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Testing on live organisms
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Testing on cells in test tubes
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Consulting research colleagues
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Creating computer model tests