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B2 - Cell Division Flashcards

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Which stem cells are found in animals?

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Adult stem cells
Embyonic stem cells

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What are stem cells?

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Cells divided by mitosis that are able to differentiate into specialised cells

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What can embryonic cells differentiate into?

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Any type of specialised cell

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What happens to your stem cells when you become an adult?

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They can no longer differentiate into absolutely anything

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5
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What can adult stem cells do?

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They can divide by mitosis but can only differentiate into different types of blood cells

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6
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How many chromosomes does the human body have in each nucleus?

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46 chromosomes (23 pairs of 2)

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What is differentiation?

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The process by which a cell changes to become specialised

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8
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What forms when a sperm cells fertilises an egg cell?

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A single cell called a zygote

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How is an embryo made?

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A zygote divides continously by mitosis and in a few days, there is enough cells to form an embryo

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What are one of the group of cells in an embryo called?

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Embryonic stem cells

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11
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What can adult stem cells only differentiate into?

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Different types of blood cells

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Where are adult stem cells found?

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In the bone marrow

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13
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Since adult stem cells cant form any new tissues like embryonic stem cells, what is their purpose?

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They can replace damaged cells to keep us alive

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Where are plant stem cells found?

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Plant tissues called ‘meristems’

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Where are meristems found?

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Areas of the plant that are continuously growing
E.g. tip of roots and tip of (shoots) leaves

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What are some examples plant stem cells can differentiate into?

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Palisade cells
Phloem cells
Xylem cells

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17
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What is Binary fission?

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The process by which prokaryotic organisms, like bacteria, divide and reproduce

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18
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Is BINARY FISSION the same as MITOSIS?

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No

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Why is Binary fission and mitosis NOT the same?

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Mitosis is the process that happen in EURKARYOTIC cells
Binary fission is the process that happens in PROKARYOTIC cells

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Why is Binary Fission a type of reproduction?

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The worn organism has to split into two organisms

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What type of reproduction is Binary Fission referred to?

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Asexual Reproduction

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22
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What does a bacterial cell need in order to divide?

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GROW to be big enough to divide into two new cells
REPLICATE ITS GENETIC MATERIAL so there is enough for each new cell

23
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How does bacteria divide after it grows and replicates its genetic material?

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The two circular chromosomes (original and clone) move away from each other, getting ready to create new cell walls and pull apart

24
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If a bacterial cell has a mean dividion time of 30 minutes. How many cells would it produce in 3 hours?

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180 mins in 3 hours
6 rounds of division in 3 hours
1x2x2x2x2x2x2 = 64
64 cells

25
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What conditions do bacteria like for optimal growth?

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Somewhere that is:
Warm
Moist
Has plenty of nutrients

26
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If bacteria are in bad conditions for optimal growth what will happen to their division rate?

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They will divide more slowly or not at all

27
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What is the first stage of the cell cycle?

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The DNA replicates to form two copies of each chromosome
The cell then grows and copies its internal structures (mitochondria, ribosomes etc.)

28
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What is the second stage of the cell cycle?

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Mitosis takes place
The two sets of chromosomes is pulled to each end of the cell

29
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What happens in the third and final stage of the cell cycle?

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The cytoplasm and cell membrane divide to form two identical cells

30
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Why is mitosis essential to animals and plants?

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Essential for growth and development of multicellular organisms

31
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What type of reproduction method does mitosis occur in?

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Asexual reproduction

32
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How are adult stem cells used in medicine?

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Used to cure disease

33
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What is an example of adult stem cells being used in medicine?

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Transferring stem cells from bone marrow from a healthy person to replace faulty blood cells in a patient who needs them

34
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What are the advantages of therapeutic cloning?

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An embryo is made to have the same genetic material as the patient
Wouldnt be rejected by the patients body

35
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What age are adult stem cells found in?

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People of all ages

36
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What is the idea of using stem cells in medicine

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To replace faulty cells

37
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What are the disadvantages of using embryonic stem cells in medicine?

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Limited supply
Patients immune system might reject them

38
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What is a disadvantage of using adult stem cells in medicine?

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Can only treat blood diseases

39
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What is an advantage of using adult stem cells in medicine?

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Taken from the patient so it wont be rejected by their immune system

40
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What are the risks involved when using stem cells in medicine?

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Virus transmission
Tumor development - chance they could divide uncontrolably

41
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Why do people reject the use of embryonic stem cells in research?

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Embryos have fge potential for human life

42
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Why do body cells normally have two copies of each chromosome?

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One from the mother and one from the father

43
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What are the daughter cells in mitosis?

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The two identical cells made from the original one

44
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What is the name of the cell division prokaryotic cells use to reproduce?

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Binary fission

45
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Explain the process of Binary fission

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The circular DNA and plasmids replicate
The cells grows and the circular DNA stands move to opposite ends
Cytoplasm begins to divide and new cell walls form
Two daughter cells are produced with random copies of plasmids

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What happens in a culture medium?

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Area of nutrients so bacteria culture (grow)

47
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What culture medium do you use in the culturing microorganisms practical?

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Agar jelly

48
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Why are culture mediums not kept above 25°C?

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Possibility of harmful pathogens growing

49
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How do you culture microorganisms (grow bacteria)?

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Put a culture medium like hot agar jelly in a petri dish
When the agar jelly cools use inoculating loops to transfer microorganism to the culture medium
Use a dropping pipette and spreader to get an even covering of bacteria
The microorganisms then multiply

50
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What are some antiseptic technique?

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Sterillizing equipment - dip in ethanol and then use bunsen burner to burn off bacteria
Opening petri dish slightly
Clean surfaces

51
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A gene is a length of DNA. What type of subdtance does a gene code for?

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Protien

52
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Most human body cells contain 6 × 10* –12 grams of DNA.
What mass of DNA will a human sperm cell contain?

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3 x 10* -12

53
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What is the name of the type of cell division that produces sperm cells?

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Meiosis

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