3.4 Cell Division

Question 1

What are the two major processes of cell division?

Answer 1

mitosis
meiosis

Question 2

What is a general overview of mitosis?

Answer 2

process by which a cell reproduces itself; general cell division

Question 3

What are the cells known as that are produced via mitosis?

Answer 3

daughter cells

Question 4

What is a general overview of meiosis?

Answer 4

process by which cells divide to produce sex cells that have exactly half as many chromosomes as the parent cells

Question 5

What are the cells known as that are produced via meiosis?

Answer 5

gametes
spores

Question 6

What are the gametes that females produce?

Answer 6

eggs

Question 7

What are the gametes that males produce?

Answer 7

sperms cells

Question 8

What is a zygote?

Answer 8

fertilized egg

Question 9

Is a zygote diploid or haploid?

Answer 9

diploid

Question 10

What can occur from unregulated mitosis?

Answer 10

formation of tumors

Question 11

What is the interval between cell divisions known as?

Answer 11

interphase

Question 12

What is the start of the cell cycle?

Answer 12

interphase

Question 13

What is the cell doing during interphase?

Answer 13

cells are performing there standard function

Question 14

What is S phase?

Answer 14

period in which DNA is synthesized

Question 15

What are the phases within interphase?

Answer 15

G1, S, G2

Question 16

What are cells doing during G1 and G2?

Answer 16

growing, differentiating, cellular metabolism, and cellular functions

Question 17

Where does a cell spend most of its time in the cell cycle?

Answer 17

interphase

Question 18

Which phase has the most variation in which cells spend their time?

Answer 18

G1

Question 19

What are the phases of the cell cycle?

Answer 19

G0
interphase (G1, S, G2)
mitosis

Question 20

What are the phases of mitosis?

Answer 20

prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase