Cell Division Flashcards
(33 cards)
What is the smallest unit of life?
Cell
What is the biggest organelle of a eukaryotic cell?
A nucleus
What is found in the nucleus
DNA
What is DNA and what does it stand for
DNA contains genetic material and it stands for DEOXY RIBO NUCLEIC ACID.
What does DNA look like inside a nucleus?
DNA looks like a double stranded ladder and jumple up like a ball of yarn.
What is genetic material
Genetic material are genes or traits that can be passed on from parents to offspring.
How does DNA grow and develop and reproduce
DNA reproduce through stages called INTERPHASE AND MITOSIS
What happens during INTERPHASE?
INTERPHASE is when DNA develops and goes through replication.
What does REPLICATION mean?
Copy or duplicate
What happens during REPLICATION?
DNA replicates itself and wraps up tightly and neatly into chromatid
What is a chromatid?
A DNA that is neatly wrapped up (TWO CHROMATIN/singular: chromatids)
What is a CHROMOSOME?
When DNA wraps around a protein, it is called a chromosome.
How many chromosomes do humans have?
Humans have 46 chromosomes.
How many chromosomes does each parent pass on to their offspring?
23 chromosomes from each parent
Each segment of DNA is known as a what?
Gene
What does a gene contain?
Genetic traits
What happens during MITOSIS?
During Mitosis, Chromosomes go through 5 phases
What are the 5 phases of Mitosis?
Ph 1: PROPHASE; Ph 2: METAPHASE; Ph 3: ANAPHASE; Ph 4: TELOPHASE; Ph 5: CYTOKINESIS
What happens during phase 1?
Prophase - chromosomes appear
What happens during phase 2?
Metaphase - chromosomes line up
What happens during phase 3?
Anaphase - chromosomes separate
What happens during phase 4?
Telophase - chromosomes pinch
What happens during phase 5?
Cytokinesis - two new daughter cells form
How many chromosomes do humans sex cells have?
23 chromosomes in each sex cells (egg or sperm)
