Cell Growth and Reproduction (Cell Cycle)

Question 1

Interphase

Answer 1

Phase in which the cell prepares for cell division. It is made up of three subphases

Question 2

G1 (Gap 1)

Answer 2

Cell grows in size

Question 3

S (Synthesis)

Answer 3

DNA Replication (chromosomes are duplicated)

Question 4

G2 (Gap 2)

Answer 4

Organelles are copied and cell prepares for division

Question 5

Mitosis

Answer 5

Division of the nucleus (including DNA)

Question 6

What are the four subphases of Mitosis

Answer 6

Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase

Question 7

Cytoknesis

Answer 7

stage of the cell cycle when the cytoplasm splits and two separate cells are made.

Question 8

Apoptosis

Answer 8

the death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism’s growth or development

Question 9

Spindle Fibers

Answer 9

form a protein structure that divides the genetic material in a cell

Question 10

Centriole

Answer 10

a minute cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells, occurring in pairs and involved in the development of spindle fibers in cell division.

Question 11

Centromere

Answer 11

a constricted region of a chromosome and plays a key role in helping the cell divide up its DNA during division (mitosis and meiosis).

Question 12

Chromatid

Answer 12

each of the two threadlike strands into which a chromosome divides longitudinally during cell division. Each contains a double helix of DNA.

Question 13

Chromosomes

Answer 13

a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

Question 14

The three main phases of the cell cycle are…

Answer 14

Interphase, Mitosis, Cytoknesis

Question 15

Homologous Chromosomes

Answer 15

Have the same length, shape, and set of genes