Apoptosis and Necrosis Quiz Form
Test your knowledge of apoptosis and necrosis. Answer all 10 questions to the best of your ability.
Which of the following best describes apoptosis?
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Programmed cell death involving cell shrinkage and DNA fragmentation
Uncontrolled cell death due to acute injury
Cell division resulting in two daughter cells
Cellular hypertrophy in response to stress
Select all features characteristic of necrosis:
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Cell swelling
Loss of membrane integrity
Inflammatory response
Formation of apoptotic bodies
What is the main trigger for apoptosis?
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Genetic programming and cell signaling
Severe trauma
Infection by bacteria
Lack of nutrients
Describe one morphological change seen in a cell undergoing apoptosis:
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Which process is most likely to result in inflammation of surrounding tissue?
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Necrosis
Apoptosis
Both equally
Neither
Select all causes that can induce necrosis:
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Toxins
Hypoxia
Activation of caspases
Physical trauma
Which of the following best distinguishes apoptosis from necrosis?
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Apoptosis is energy-dependent and controlled; necrosis is passive and uncontrolled
Both are forms of uncontrolled cell death
Necrosis forms apoptotic bodies
Apoptosis always causes inflammation
Short answer: Name one physiological process where apoptosis is essential.
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A tissue sample shows cell swelling, rupture, and an inflammatory response. Which process is most likely occurring?
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Necrosis
Apoptosis
Autophagy
Mitosis
Select all statements that are true about apoptosis:
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It is a tightly regulated process
It prevents the release of cellular contents
It causes widespread inflammation
It is involved in normal development
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