Mitosis & Cancer Station Activity
Please use the diagrams (with station numbers) at the end of this assignment to complete this activity.
Station #1
What happens to a normal cell when it becomes damaged?
What happens to a cancer cell when it becomes damaged?
Station #2
Look at the appearance of the normal cell compared to the cancer cell. How is the cancer cell different from the normal cell?
Station #3
Which tissue in the diagram shows cancerous cells?
How do you know this diagram shows cancerous cells?
Station #4
Look at the diagram of a cancer tumor. How do the cancer cells look different from the normal cells?
How do you think cancer cells receive nutrients?
How do the cancer cells spread to other areas of the body?
Station #5
Look at the diagram. The mutation is showing how cancer begins. What is the normal code for the amino acid?
What is the mutated code for the amino acid?
What problem does the mutated code cause?
Station #6
Cancer is caused by damaged DNA. There are a variety of things that can lead to damaged DNA (see chart). Which factor causes the most cancer cases per year?
Approximately how many cases of cancer are caused by UV radiation each year?
Station #7
According to the diagram, someone who sunbathes frequently would be
More likely to get skin cancer
Less likely to get skin cancer
15. How does UV light change DNA?
16. What happens to the cell as a result of that changed DNA?
Station #8
17. How is the cancerous stomach cell different from the normal stomach cell?
Link to the images:
docs.google.com/document/d/13x12XMXko7SEjJ1NLfoJ5syxRyc1uTxmEOn6KpGW9_w/edit