The process by which a
cell divides into 2 new
daughter cells
Reasons Cells Stay Small
#1: Small cells have a greater surfaces area
to volume ratio than large cells. Large cells
can more easily move nutrients and waste
across their membranes to meet the
demands of the cell.
#2: Every cell in an organism has the
same amount of DNA. If the cell kept
growing with the same amount of DNA
it would be hard for that amount of
DNA to control cell activities
Cyclins
Discovered in the 1980's
proteins that
regulate the timing of
the cell cycle in
eukaryotes
Internal Regulators
proteins that respond to
events occurring inside a
cell.
Allows the cell cycle to
proceed only when certain
events have occurred
External Regulators
Proteins that
respond to events
outside the cell
Directs cells to speed
up or to slow down the
cell cycle
Apoptosis
Process of programmed cell death
Cancer
Cells divide
uncontrollably
Cells don't respond to
signals that regulate cell
growth
Tumor
Mass of
cancer cells
Benign Tumor
Doesn't spread to
healthy tissue
Cancerous/Malignant Tumor
Spreads to
surrounding tissue
Possible Causes of
Cancer
Smoking or
chewing tobacco
Radiation
Exposure
Defective
genes/viral
infections
Possible
Treatments
Removed
by surgery
Beams of
radiation
Chemotherapy
Cell Differentiation
The process of
cells specializing
into different types