Question

a student learns that chemotherapy targets rapidly dividing cells. which characteristic of cancer cells makes this treatment effective? cancer cells remain in g₀ phase cancer cells rarely enter mitosis cancer cells cannot synthesize dna cancer cells divide more frequently than normal cells

Explanation:

Cancer cells divide more frequently than normal cells. Chemotherapy targets rapidly - dividing cells. Since cancer cells divide more often, they are more affected by chemotherapy. Normal cells that divide slowly (or not at all, like some in \(G_0\) phase) are less affected. Cancer cells do enter mitosis (they divide), and they can synthesize DNA (as they need to replicate before division).

Answer:

Cancer cells divide more frequently than normal cells.