Cells and Life Processes

A group of diseases involving abnormal cells that grow and divide uncontrollably.

A substance or exposure that can increase cancer risk.

the smallest unit capable of carrying out all the processes of life.

The series of stages through which a cell grows, copies its DNA and divides.

the process by which unspecialized cells develop into specialized cells.

the process by which one cell produces new cells.

A thin boundary surrounding a cell that controls movement of substances into and out of the cell.

A structure that forms between new plant cells during cytokinesis.

Production of new cells to replace old, damaged, or lost cells.

the fluid stored inside the permanent vacuole.