 | Term | Definition |
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cancer |
when a cell divides abnormally or mitosis is affected |
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gamma rays, x rays, radioactive material, other |
what are 4 types of radiation |
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radiation, chemical material, virus link, inheritance |
what are 4 causes of abnormal mitosis |
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oncology |
study of cancer |
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carcinogen |
causes cancer |
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benign |
non-spreading tumor enclosed by a capsule |
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malignant |
spreading type of cancer |
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biopsy |
removal of tissues for operation |
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metastasis |
cancer cells that move to other places in the body |
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chemo, removal, radiation, early detection, family history |
treatment of cancer |
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gamete |
sex cell |
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zygote |
1st cell produced when sperm and egg meet |
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diploid |
cell with normal number of chromosomes |
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the crab |
what does cancer mean in latin |
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chromosome |
possesses a large number if genes which are composed of DNA |
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gene |
the smallest part of a chromosome that can determine specific characteristics |
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46 |
how many chromosomes do humans have |
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centromere |
holds together chromosomes after DNA replication |
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chromatid |
the name of each strand as long as a centomere |
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centrosome |
located in the cytoplasm of the call, near the nucleus |
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centriole |
structure found in the centrosome that divides in 1/2 |
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porifera |
what phylum are sponges |
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asymetrical, marine, sissle, hermaphrodites |
what are porifera characteristics |
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cnidaria |
what are jellyfish |
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hollow intestines, marine, radial symmetry |
what are cnidaria characteristics |
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platyhelminthes |
means literally flat worm |
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bilateral symmetry, three layers, no mouths, parasitic, hermaphrodite |
characteristics of playhelminthes |
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cestodia, trematoda, tubelaria |
three classes of platyhelminthes |
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tapeworms |
what is an example of cestodia |
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flukes |
example of trematoda |
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nematods |
what are roundworms, hookworms, heartworms, pinworms examples of |
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bilateral symmetry, mouth to anus |
characteristics of nematods |
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ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm |
the three layers of nematods |
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annilid |
examples are earthworms, leaches, sandworms |
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segmented bodies, most complex of the worms, closed circulatory system |
characteristics of annilids |
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rotifers |
called wheel animal because of cilia |
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mollusks |
examples include oyster, snail, slug, octopus, clam, squid |
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soft body, exoskeleton |
characteristics of mollusk |
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echinoderm |
sand dollers, sea urchins, starfish |
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marine, moves by feet, radial symmetry, spiny skin |
characteristics of echinoderm |
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arthropod |
largest phylum of invertebrates |
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jointed body, segmented body, exoskeleton, open circulatory system, sexually reproduce |
arthropods |
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crustacean, arachnids, myropods, insects |
4 classes of arthropods |
