Cell Division Flash Cards

Front 1

Between cell divisions, DNA is long and stringy and exists as

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chromatin

Front 2

DNA makes a _______ of itself before cell division.

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copy

Front 3

In eukaryotes, the DNA wraps around proteins to make a compact

structure called a

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chromosome

Front 4

The two copies of DNA make up the two identical halves of

chromosomes. Each half is called a

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sister chromatid

Front 5

The two chromatids are attached at a point called a

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centromere.

Front 6

When the cell divides, each of the two new cells will receive one

chromatid from each

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chromosome

Front 7

Humans have ___ pairs of chromosomes for a total of ___ chromosomes IN EACH CELL’S NUCLEUS.

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23, 46

Front 8

___________ ___________is the process by which cells reproduce.

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Cell Division

Front 9

__________ __________is the process of cell division in prokaryotes.

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Binary fission

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__________ is the process of cell division in eukaryotes.

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Mitosis

Front 11

Mitosis results in 2 new cells with genetic material that is _________

to the genetic material of the original cell.

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identical

Front 12

Mitosis occurs in organisms undergoing ________, _____________,

__________, or ______________.

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growth, development,

repair,

asexual reproduction

Front 13

__________ reproduction is the production of offspring from one

parent.

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Asexual

Front 14

One example of asexual reproduction is __________ ____________seen in bacteria.

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binary fission

Front 15

16.The _______ ________ is the repeating set of events in the life of a cell.

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cell cycle

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The time between cell division is called ________________.

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interphase

Front 17

__________ consists of three phases:

a)._________ of the cell

b). _____________ of the DNA (synthesis)

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Interphase, growth, replication

Front 18

Mitosis is the division of the __________, which occurs during cell division.

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nucleus

Front 19

Mitosis is divided into stages: ____________, ____________, _____________, ______________.

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prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase.

Front 20

Mitosis results in ___ daughter cells that are genetically identical to the original cell.

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2

Front 21

____________ is the first phase of mitosis.

a) Chromatin condenses to form chromosomes.
b) The nucleolus and the nuclear membrane break down and

disappear.
c) In animal cells, cylindrical bodies called centrioles appear which

produce spindle fibers.

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Prophase, chromosomes, disappear, spindle fibers.

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____________ is the 2nd phase of mitosis.
a) Spindle fibers attach to the _____________ of the chromosomes and

move them to the center of the dividing cell.

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Metaphase, centromere

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The third step of mitosis is______________.
a) The chromatids of each chromosome separate at the centromere

and slowly move toward the ___________ poles of the dividing cell.

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Anaphase, Oppisite

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The fourth step of mitosis is ___________.
a) The spindle fibers disassemble
b) the chromosomes return to a less tightly coiled ____________ state. c) A ___________ envelope forms around each set of chromosomes, and a

nucleolus forms in each of the newly forming cells.

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telophase, chromatin, nuclear