Cancer is a disease altering cell activity

Cancer is a disease altering cell activity

I. What is cancer

A. Cancer is a group of diseases

B. Cancer stats

C. What makes cancers different and similar

II. Cancer is composed of cells

A. 2 types of cells on earth

B. Differences between the 2 types of cells: organelles

C. Similarities between 2 types of cells: proteins, membranes, sugars, nucleic acids

D. Cells are life: characteristics of life

E. Where do cells come from?

Study Question:

1. In what way is cancer a group of related but different diseases?

2. What are the 2 types of cells on earth? Name one similarity and one difference between them.

3. Detergents disrupt lipid bilayer membranes. What effect would you expect them to have on cell function and organelle function? Why?

4. Why is hand washing with soap so effective at preventing bacterial and viral infection?

5. Where do cells come from?

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