Chapter 8- Reproduction Flashcards
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Cell division
The process by which a cell doubles its organelles and cytoplasm, replicates its DNA, and then divides in two
Cell division in unicellular vs multicellular organisms
Unicellular: means of reproduction
Multicellular: a method of growth, development, and replacement of worn-out cells.
Mitosis
Division and distribution of cell’s DNA to its two daughter cells such that each cell receives a complete copy of the original genome
Karyokinesis is _______ and is followed by _______, which is __________
Nuclear division, cytokinesis, cytoplasmic division.
Interphase
Where 90% of a cells’s life is spent.
Period where each chromosome is replicated.
Sister chromatids formed as a result of replication and held together at a central region called the centromere.
True or false: During interphase, the individual chromosomes are not visible.
True– the DNA is uncoiled and called a chromatin
How many parts in interphase of euk. cells and what are they?
4
G1, S, G2, M
What happens during G1 phase?
It initiates interphase. Active growth phase.
Cell increases in size and synthesizes proteins.
The length of the G1 phase determines:
the length of the entire cell cycle
What happens during the S phase?
S phase is the period of DNA synthesis
What happens during the G2 phase?
The cell prepares to divide. It grows and synthesizes proteins.
What happens during the M phase?
Mitosis-Cell division occurs
Results in two identical daughter cells
What are the 6 phases of mitosis?
Interphase Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Cytokinesis
Prophase
Chromosomes condense, centrioles move towards opposite poles of the cell. Spindle apparatus forms between them, allowing spindle fibers to interact with chromosomes
What phase does the nuclear membrane first disappear?
Prophase
Metaphase
Centrioles in opposite sides.Spindle apparatus fibers attach to each chromatid at centomere– sister chromatid line up in middle
Anaphase
Shortening of spindle fibers. Centromeres and sister chromatids separate towards opposite sides of the cell.
Telophase
Spindle apparatus disappears. Nuclear membrane forms around each set of chromosomes. Chromosomes uncoil
Cytokinesis
Cytroplasm divides– cleavage furrow formed.
2 major different between cell division in animal cells and plant cells
- Plant cells lack centrioles– spindle apparatus synthesized by microtubule organizing centers that are not visible.
- Different type of cytokinesis- no cleavage furrow– they form a cell plate.
What is a cell plate?
In plants– an expanding partition that grows outward from the interior of the cell until it reaches the cell membrane.
Basic difference between meiosis and mitosis:
Two parents involved in meiosis instead of just one in mitosis. Mitosis preserves the diploid # of the cell whereas meiosis produces haploid #– halving the # of chromosomes.
Meiosis
Process by which sex cells are produced. Divisions of two primary sex cells resulting in four haploid cells called gametes.
Interphase– Meiosis
Parent cell’s chromosomes are replicated– reslting in the 2N number of sister chromatids