BIOS 1705 Worksheet-8 Cell Division and Cancer (10 points)

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Below are pictures of cells in the various phases of mitosis and the cell cycle from plants for Activity
1 and animal cells for Activity 2. They are in either interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase,
telophase or cytokinesis. On the line under the picture indicate which phase each cell is in.

Activity 1 Mitosis in Plant cells – Onion Root Tip

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Activity 2 Observing Mitosis in Animal cells – Blastula Stage of Whitefish

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Activity 3 Structure of Skin and Skin Cancer

1. Below are 6 images of normal skin and skin cancer (basal cell carcinomas). Identify and label each
one on the line below the picture as normal skin or cancer.

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1. Notice that in some of the cancer pictures tumor cells are scattered amongst surrounding normal tissue. Why is that
significant?

2. What is an oncogene? When it is mutated how does it contribute to uncontrolled cell division?

3. What is a tumor suppressor gene? When it is mutated how does it contribute to uncontrolled cell division?