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B2 - Cell Division Flashcards

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What part of the cell contains chromosomes?

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The nucleus

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2
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What do chromosomes carry?

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The genes

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3
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What are genes

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Sections of the DNA which contain the instructions for making new cells

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4
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How many chromosomes do humans have?

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46 chromosomes

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5
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How many chromosomes does a haploid cell have?

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23 chromosomes

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6
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How many chromosomes does a diploid cell have?

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46 chromosomes

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7
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What are gametes, and give two examples.

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Sex cells - egg cells and sperm cells

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8
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What is the name of the series of stages cells undergo to divide?

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The Cell Cycle

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9
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What process is involved in the cell cycle?

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Mitosis

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10
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What is the product of mitosis?

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Two identical cells

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11
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What is asexual reproduction?

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Reproduction with a single parent

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12
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Why is there no genetic variation in asexual reproduction?

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Genes of the cell is taken from a single parent therefore there will be no variation.

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13
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At what time in your life is the cell cycle the shortest?

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When a baby is developing in the womb.

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14
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At what point is the cell cycle the longest?

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Old age

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15
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When does the cell cycle in a person begin to slow down?

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After puberty

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16
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What cells continue to divide (fairly) rapidly throughout your life?

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Cells in the hair, the skin, the blood, and the lining of the digestive system

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17
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Which stage is the longest stage in the cell cycle?

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The first stage

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18
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What happens in stage 1 of the cell cycle?

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Cells grow bigger
Mass increases
Continue with normal cell activities

Replicates their DNA
Forms two copies of each chromosome
Ready for division

Increase the number of sub-cellular structures:
• Mitochondria
• Ribosomes
• Chloroplasts (plants)

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19
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What happens in stage 2 of the cell cycle?

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Mitosis
One set of chromosomes is pulled to each end of the dividing cell
Nucleus divides

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20
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What happens in stage 3 of the cell cycle?

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Cytoplasm and cell membranes divide to form two identical daughter cells

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21
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About how many body cells die every minute?

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300 million

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22
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What is a stem cell?

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An undifferentiated cell

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23
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What happens to a cell to become differentiated?

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Some of the genes are switched off, except those that will be used for its specific function

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24
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What are two places stem cells can be taken from in humans?

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Embryo

Adult bone marrow

25
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Where are stem cells found in plants?

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Tips of the roots and shoots - meristems

26
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Why aren’t nerve cells replaced when they are damaged?

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They do not divide

They are not replaced by stem cells

27
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In a mature animal, what is cell division mostly for?

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Repair and replacement of damaged cells

28
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How many times can a plant cell differentiate?

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As many as they want

29
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How often does mitosis take place in the meristems?

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Almost continuously

30
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How do plant cells grow?

A

They elongate

31
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Producing identical offspring is known as what?

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Cloning

32
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How does cloning a plant work?

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Under the right conditions, a plant cell will become unspecialised.
These cells then undergo mitosis
More undifferentiated cells are therefore made
Under new conditions, the now-stem cell will differentiate into a different cell
Necessary plant tissues such as:
Xylem, phloem, photosynthetic cells, and root hair cells
can be made.
The new plant will be identical to the original

33
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Why is it difficult to clone animals?

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Most stem cells differentiate early i embryo development.

They cannot be reverted.

34
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Egg and sperm cells fuse to form a?

A

Zygote

35
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The zygote divides and becomes what?

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A hollow ball of cells called an embryo

36
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What are found in the inner cells of the embryo

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Embryonic stem cells

37
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What do embryonic stem cells do?

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Differentiate to form all the specialised cells in the body

38
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Why can spinal injuries cause paralysis?

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Spinal nerves cannot repair themselves

39
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What breakthrough occurred in 1998?

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Two scientists managed to culture human embryonic stem cells, capable of forming other cells

40
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What happened in 2010?

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The first trials testing the safety of injecting nerve cells into the spinal cords of paralysed human patients were carried out.

41
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What happened in 2014?

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Doctors transplanted embryonic stem cells into the eyes of people going blind as a result of macular degeneration
It was a small study to check the safety of the technique.

42
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What happened as a result of the test in 2014?

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The patients found that they could see better

43
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How can cloning be used to save rare plants from extinction?

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They can produce a large number of one plant very quickly, economically, safely and reliably.

44
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Where may embryonic stem cells come from?

A

Aborted embryos

Spare embryos from fertility treatments

45
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What ethical issues surround the use of embryonic stem cells?

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The embryo cannot give permission - this is a violation of human rights

46
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What is a religious reason against using embryonic stem cells?

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Some religions cannot accept any interference with the process of human reproduction

47
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Describe the progress of developing the use of embryonic stem cells

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Slow, expensive, difficult, hard to control

48
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What is a health issue with adult stem cells?

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They may be infected with viruses - they can therefore be transferred between people

49
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What is another issue with the use of adult stem cells?

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They may trigger an immune response.

50
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How must patients combat immune responses?

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Immunosuppressant drugs which stop their body from rejecting new cells

51
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What are two other places that scientists have recently discovered to host embryonic stem cells?

A

Umbilical cord

Amniotic fluid

52
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What is therapeutic cloning?

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Using cells from an adult to produce a cloned early embryo of themselves.

53
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What would therapeutic cloning provide?

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A source of perfectly matched embryonic stem cells.

54
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What medical treatments could therapeutic cloning be used for?

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Growing new organs for the original donor

55
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Why would the new organs not be rejected by the body?

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They have been made by the body’s own cells and have the same genes

56
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Where have scientists discovered stem cells in adults?

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The tubes that connect the liver and the pancreas to the small intestine

57
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What have these stem cells been successfully turned into?

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Special insulin-producing cells

58
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In the UK, stem cell research is being carried out into potential therapies to treat what?

A 
Spinal cord after injuries
Diabetes
Heart after damage
Eyesight
Damaged bone and cartliage

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