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✅Biology AS Unit 1 > ▪️1.6 -cell cycle And Cell Division > Flashcards

▪️1.6 -cell cycle And Cell Division Flashcards

1
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What are chromosomes made out of?

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Made of DNA and a protein called histone

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2
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What are genes?

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Sections along a DNA molecule inside a chromosome

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When do chromosomes become visible?

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When chromatin condenses prior to cell division after each DNA molecule has replicated and made an exact copy of itself

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What are chromatids?

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One of the two identical copies of a chromosome joined at the centromere prior to cell division

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What is a centromere

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Specialised region of a chromosome where two chromatids join and to which the microtubules of the spindle attach at cell division

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Describe the DNA in a centromere

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Has a short repeated sequence of DNA, maintains chromosome structure but doesn’t carry genetic information

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7
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How many chromosomes are in a normal human body cell?

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46

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8
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Define haploid

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Having a complete set of chromosomes (n, 23 chromosomes (e.g gametes)

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Define Diploid

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Having 2 complete sets of chromosomes (2n, 46 chromosomes)

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What is the ploidy level

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Number of complete sets of chromosomes in an organism

E.g haploid, diploid, Triploid

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11
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What are polyploid organisms?

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Organisms with more than 2 complete sets of chromosomes

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12
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Define chromosomes in homologous pairs

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Identical in shape, size, and carry the same gene loci, with genes for the same characteristics
1 chromosome of each pair comes from each parent

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13
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What are alleles

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2 versions of the same gene e.g green eyes and brown eyes

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14
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Define mitosis

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A type of cell division where the 2 daughters cells have the same number of chromosomes and are genetically identical with each other and the parent cell

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Name the stages in mitosis:

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Interphase 
Propane 
Metaphase 
Anaphase 
Telophase
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16
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Describe what happens in interphase

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The cell grows, produces organelles and replicated its DNA

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17
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Describe what happens during prophase

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1) chromosomes condense and become visible
2) Each chromosome consists of 2 chromatids
3) Centriole divides and begin to migrate to poles laying down spindle

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18
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What happens at the end of prophase?

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The nuclear membrane breaks down

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19
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What happens during metaphase

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1) centrioles are at poles
2) Spindle is fully formed
3) chromosomes pulled by spindle line up along the equator

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Describe what happens during anaphase

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  • Centrosomes divide
  • Chromatids separate forming individual chromosomes
  • chromosome pulled by spindle (as the spindle fibres shorten) to poles of the cell
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21
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Describe the process of telophase

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  • chromosomes arrive at the poles of the cell
  • Nuclear membrane reforms
  • chromosomes uncoil and lengthen
  • cell may begin to divide
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22
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Why is interphase describes as a metabolically active process?

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Because proteins such as histones and enzymes are synthesised which requires ATP

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What is the S phase

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A phase of interphase where the DNA is replicated, s stands for synthesis

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24
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What percentage of the cell cycle is interphase?

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90%

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25
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Are chromatids genetically identical?

Are chromosomes genetically identical?

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Chromatids are genetically identical

Chromosomes are not genetically identical (but are homologous)

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26
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What is Cytokinesis?

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The division of the cytoplasm of a cell after mitosis to form 2 cells

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27
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Describe cytokinesis in animal cells

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Cytokinesis occurs by construction of the parent cell are the equator, from the outside, inwards.

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28
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Describe cytokinesis in plant cells

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Droplets of the cell wall material (cell plate) form across the equator of the parent cell from the centre outwards and they extend and join to form a new cell wall

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29
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What is the shape of a plant/animal cell?

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Animal=cell becomes rounded before mitosis

Plant= no shape change

30
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Are centrioles present in animal/plant cells during mitosis

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Animal cell= yes

Plant cell = no

31
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Where does cytokinesis occur in a plant vs animal cell?

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Animal= Cleavage furrow 
Plant= Cell plate
32
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Compare how cutokinesis occurs in plant vs animal cell

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Animal= cleavage furrow develops from the outside inwards 
Plant= cell plate develops from the centre outwards
33
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Compare the spindle in mitosis in plant and animal cells

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Animal= degenerates at telophase
Plant= remains throughout new cell wall formation
34
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Where does mitosis occur in plant/animals?

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Animal = epithelial, bone marrow and other sites 
Plants= meristems
35
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Name 3 main significant reasons for mitosis

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1) growth
2) Asexual reproduction
3) chromosome number
4) damage and disease

36
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Why is mitosis vital in maintaining the chromosome number?

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Mitosis producers 2 cells which have the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell, genetically identical.
Gives genetic stability

37
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Why is mitosis vital for growth

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Produces new cells to grow, repair and replace dead cells

In mammals some tissues are constantly worn away e.g skin therefore identical cells replace them by mitosis

38
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What does mitosis occurring continuously in bone marrow produce?

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Red and white blood cells

39
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Where does asexual reproduction occur?

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Some flowering plants, unicellular organisms such as yeast and bacteria and in some insects such as greenfly

40
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Is there genetic variation between individuals from asexual reproduction?

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No genetic variation because they are genetically identical

41
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Why is mitosis vital in asexual reproduction

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Produces complete offspring that are genetically identical to the parent

42
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What controlls where and when mitosis occurs/is needed?

What does this allow?

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Genes

Allows for the timely replacement and repair of tissues in adults and correct development of embryos

43
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What happens to cell division when the genes that control the cell cycle are damaged?

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Cells may fail to divide, may divide too frequently or at the wrong time

44
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What can cause genes to mutate?

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Radiation, certain chemicals, and some viruses

45
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What happens when uncontrollable mitosis occurs

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Tumors form which causes cancers e.g if in the bone marrow immature blood cells accumulate that spill our into general blood circulation as bone cancers (leukaemia)

46
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What prevents rapid replication?

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Tumor suppressor genes

47
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What is an Oncogene?

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A gene with the potential to cause cancer

48
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What is a pronto-onocognes

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A gene that has the possibility to cause cancer if mutated/altered but has not been changed

49
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Define Meiosis

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A two stage cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that produces 4 genetically distinct daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell (haploid)

50
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Describe the change in number of chromosomes in meiosis

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The diploid number is halved to haploid.
When 2 haploid gametes dude at fertilisation the zygote that is formed has 2 complete sets of chromosomes, 1 from each gamete, restoring diploid condition

51
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Why is it important that dipoloid number halves in gametes?

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If the chromosome number did not half during gamete formation, the number of chromosomes would double every generation

52
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Basically what divisions happen in meiosis 1

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Homologous chromosomes separate

53
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Basically what divisions happen in meiosis 2

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Chromatids separate

54
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Name the stages of meiosis

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1) interphase
2) prophase 1
3) metaphase 1
4) Anaphase 1
5) Telophase 1
6) Prophase 2
7) Metaphase 2
8) Anaphase 2
9) Telophase 2
10) Cytokinesis

55
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Describe interphase

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1)cell grows,
Produces organelles
DNA replicates

56
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Describe the stages of prophase 1

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First stage
Pairing stage
Last stage

57
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Describe the first stage of prophase 1

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The diploid cell with 2 homologous pairs of chromosomes containing both paternal and maternal homologous

58
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Describe the pairing stage of prophase 1

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The chromosomes pair up (pairing = synapis) forming a bivalent (2 paired homologues)

59
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Describe the last stage of prophase 1

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The chromosomes from the maternal and paternal homologues cross over (at the chiasmata)
DNA from both parents become recombined into a new chromosome

60
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Describe metaphase 1

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The nuclear envelope disappears and spindle is formed. Spindle attaches to centromeres and pulls the bivalent to equator

61
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Describe Anaphase 1

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Spindle Fibres attach to centromeres and pull each bivalent to opposite poles causing chromatids to separate

62
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Describe Telophase 1

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Spindle disappears and nuclear envelope forms around each group of chromosomes
In nucleus there are 2 centromeres and the nuclei is haploid

63
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What happens after Telophase 1

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Mitosis occurs after Telophase 1 in the forms of prophase 2 metaphase 2 Anaphase 2 and Telophase 2

64
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What happens after Telophase 2

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Cytokinesis

65
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Describe cytokinesis

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Cytoplasm divides and 4 haploid daughter cells form

66
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Give reasons why meiosis is significant

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  1. Meiosis keeps the chromosome number constant from one generation to the next
  2. Generates genetic variation in the gametes and therefore the zygotes they produce
67
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Describe how variation is produced during meiosis

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A) crossing over during prophase 1
B) in Metaphase 1 the daughter cells contain different combinations of maternal and paternal chromosomes
C) in Metaphase 2 the daughter cells have different combinations of chromatids

68
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How many divisions In meiosis vs mitosis

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Meiosis = 2
Mitosis = 1
69
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How many daughter cells produced in meiosis vs mitosis

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Mitosis = 2
Meiosis = 4
70
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Is there a chiasmata in mitosis vs meiosis

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Mitosis = absent 
Meiosis = present
71
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Is there genetic crossing over in mitosis vs meiosis

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Mitosis = none 
Meiosis = In prophase 1
72
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Produce Genetically identical/different cells in mitosis vs meiosis?

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Mitosis = genetically identical with parent cell and each other 
Meiosis = genetically different

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