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B2 Cell Division Flashcards

1
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How many chromosomes do human body cells have

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46

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2
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How many chromosomes do gametes cells have

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23

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3
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Chromosomes

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Coiled up lengths of DNA molecules

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4
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Why are chromosomes normally found in pairs

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Body cells have 2 copies of each chromosome one from organism’s mother and one from it’s father

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5
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What do chromosomes contain

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Large number of genes which control development of different characteristics

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6
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Why do cells divide

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To produce new cells

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7
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Mitosis

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The stage of the cell cycle when the cell divides

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8
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What do multicellular organisms use mitosis for

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To grow or replace cells that have been damaged

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9
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3 steps of cell cycle

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Growth

DNA replication

Mitosis

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10
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What happens during growth and DNA replication

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Cell grows and increases amount of subcellular structures such as mitochondria and ribosomes

It then duplicates DNA so there’s 1 copy for each new cell

DNA copied and forms X-shaped chromosome

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11
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What happens during mitosis

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Chromosome lines up at centre of cell

Cell fibres pull them apart

Chromosomes go opposite ends of cell

Nuceleus divides

Cytoplasm and cell membrane divode

Now have 2 new daughter cells with exact same DNA

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12
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Why genetic material must be doubled during mitosis

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It’s important that the daughter cells have a copy of every chromosome

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13
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Describe a situation where mitosis is occurring

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Replacing skin cells

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14
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Gene

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A section of DNA which controls part of a cell

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15
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Gamete

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A reproductive cell of an animal or plant

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16
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Why mitosis is important for living organisms

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Mitosis helps organisms grow in size and repair damages tissue

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17
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Differentiation

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Process when a cell changes to become specialised for its job

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18
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What happens as cells change

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They develop different subcellular structures and turn into different types of cells

This allows them to carry out specific functions

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19
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When does differentiation occur

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As organism develops

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20
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In most animal cells when do animals lose their abilities to differentiate

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Lost at an early stage

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21
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What are differentiated cells in mature animals mainly used for

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Repairing

Replacing cells

22
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Growth

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An increase in total mass of a cell

23
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Examples of specialised cells

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Sperm cells, nerve cells, phloem and xylem cells

24
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Function and adaptation of sperm cells

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To get male DNA to the femal DNA

Long tail and streamlined head

25
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Function and adaptation of nerve cells

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Carry electrical signals

Are long and roundhead

26
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Function and adaptation of muscle cells

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To contract quickly

Contain lots of mitochondria, multiple nuclei

27
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Function and adaptation of root hair cells

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Absorbs water from the soil by osmosis

Large surface area increases rate of absorption, storage roots

28
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Function and adaptation of phloem cells

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Moves food in plants

Have few subcellular structures, sieve tubes

29
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Function and adaptation of xylem cells

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Transports water in plants

Hollow tube, strengthened by lignin

30
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Compare and contrast differentiation in plants and animals

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Animals can differentiate in early stages of life

Plants can differentiate throughout their whole life

31
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Why plant clones are genetically identical to each other

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Clones contain identical sets of genetic material in the nucleus

32
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How using tissue culture creates a clone of a plant

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Sample of tissue is extracted then separated

Cells are cultured and grown with help of growth medium

These cells replicate and can be divided again

33
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Explain why it is easier to clone a plant compared to an animal

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Plants are totipotent, meaning they can differentiate into any type of cell

Animal cells have more limited ability to differentiate

34
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How to clone a plant using apparatus correctly

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A branch from the parent plant is cut off

Its lower leaves are removed

Stem is planted in damp compost

35
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Stem cell

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A cell that is not differentiated

36
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Embryonic stem cell

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A type of stem cell derived from early-stage embryo

37
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Adult stem cell

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Type of stem cell found in various tissues of the body after development

38
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Differences between embryonic and adult stem cells

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Embryonic cells found from embryos, adult cells found in various tissues

Embryonic cell can differentiate into any type of cell and adult cells can’t

39
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Advantages of adult stem cells

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Less likely to cause immune rejection in treatments

They don’t involve destruction of embryos

40
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Disadvantages of adult stem cells

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Harder to grow in laboratory

Only differentiate to limited number of cells

41
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Advantages of embryonic stem cells

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Can differentiate into any type of cell

Can treat wide range of diseases

42
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Disadvantages of embryonic stem cells

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Ethical concerns

Risk of immune rejection

43
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Ethical concerns of embryonic stem cells

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People believe destroying an embryo is equivalent to taking a human life

People believe life starts at birth and an embryo is a life and so should be treated with as much respect as a fully developed human

Embryo has potential to be human killing it

44
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Why embryonic stem cells are useful for treating medical conditions

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They are very useful for treating diseases because of their ability to become any cell type and their potential to regenerate damaged tissues

45
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Why adult stem cells are useful for treating medical conditions

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They are useful as they can differentiate into specific cell types related to the tissue or organ where they’re found which is helpful for repairing and regenerating tissues

46
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Why are plant clones are produced in the agriculture industry

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It allows a variety of a plant with desirable characteristics to be produced cheaply, quickly and on a large scale

47
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Ways that stem cells can be used to help medical conditions

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Replace cells damaged by chemotherapy or disease

Serves as a way for the donor’s immune system to fight some types of cancer and blood-related diseases

48
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Use of stem cells

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To treat conditions when bone marrow is damaged and no longer able to produce healthy blood cells

49
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How do prokaryotic cells replicate

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Binary fission

50
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Therapuetic cloning
Steps 1-4

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Human egg taken from donor

Remove egg nucleus

Insert patients DNA

Stimulate cell division

51
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Therapuetic cloning
Steps 5-7

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Develop blastocyst

Extract stem cells

Differentiate cells

52
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What therapeutic cloning can be used for

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Studying diseases

Diabetes treatment

Organ repair

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