cel division Flashcards

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what is a diploid cell?

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a diploid cells is a cell that contains 2 matching sets of chromosomes. different species can have different number of chromosomes in the nuclei

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2
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how many chromosomes does an african lion have?

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38

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3
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how many chromosomes does a red kangaroo have?

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8

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4
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how many chromosomes does an oak tree have ?

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24

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5
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how many chromosomes does a cabbage plant have?

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18

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6
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how many chromosomes does a human have?

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46

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7
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how many christie’s does a fruit fly have?

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8

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8
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what is the first stage of cell division?

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each cells has thread like strands called chromosomes in its nucleas. a human cell has 46

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what is the seconds stage of cell division?

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chromosomes shorten and condense. as they shorten they can now be seen S pairs of chromotaids nuclear membrane breaks down

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10
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what is the third stage of cell division?

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teh chromoyaids line up at the equator of the cell. ripe like structures called spindle-fibres attach

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what is the fourth stage of cell division?

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the spindle-fibres contract and pull apart the chromotaids

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what is the fifth stage of cell divisuon?

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the cell begins to divide and new nuclear membrane forms

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13
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what is the last stage of cell division?

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the cupolas of the cell divides to provide two new daughter cells. they are genetically identical to the parent cell

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14
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why is cell division so important?

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cell division ensure that each daughter cell receives all of the genetic information needed to carry out its function

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15
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what is cancer?

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cancer is a condition in which cells in a part of the human body divide in an uncontrolled way

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16
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how does cancer spread to different parts of the body?

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the cancer cells can start in a different party of the body before spreading to other areas. it can spread if a cell breaks off from a tumor and travels in the. bloodstream to another area

17
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what is cell division?

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the bodies of multicellular organisms made up of many cells. a single cell can produce two identical cells during cell division. cell division is essential for growth and repair of damaged cells

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