Control of Cell Cycle Worksheet

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Name____________________________________________Date_____________Block_______Score____/8 CONTROL OF THE CELL CYCLE 1. Go to the following website: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/2001/ 2. Click on the link to PLAY. 3.

Name 3 reasons that cells divide: a. b. c. 4. How many cells are replaced per minute? ______________ 5. Name some cells that divide often: 6. What signals nearby cells to start dividing? What happens once the signal is received? 7. Which key molecules control and coordinate cell division? a. b. 8. What is the first thing that must be done once the signal is reached about a cells death? 9. At the end of the Gap 1 phase, what things must be checked before moving on? 10. What is the next step after checkpoint 1 after the Gap 1 phase? 11. What happens during Gap 2? 12. Explain what is checked in Checkpoint 2 after the Gap 2 phase? a. b. c. 12. What happens in Checkpoint 3 at the start of the mitotic phase? 13. What would happen if the cell cycle were not so strictly controlled? 14. What do CDK and Cyclin do for the cell? 15. How do tumors form?

When you are finished, try the following tutorials online: #1: About Mitosis http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/cell_cycle/problems.html

#2: About How Cancer Works http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divi_flash.html

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