Cell Cycle Flashcards

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What is the cell cycle

A

Repeating sequence of cellular growth and division during an organism’s life

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2
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The longest phase of the cell cyckle

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Interphase

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3
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What phases of the cell cycle are known as interphase

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First growth
Synthesis
Second growth

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4
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What happens in G1

A

Cell doubles in size

Enzyme and organelle numbers double

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5
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What happens to cells that don’t divide

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They stay in interphase or move to G0

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6
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What are the five phases of the cell growth

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  • first growth
  • synthesis
  • second growth
  • mitosis
  • cytokinesis
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7
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Cells don’t ___ nonstop

A

Replicate

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8
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Example of cells that sty in G0 or G1 are

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Muscle cells and nerve cells

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9
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What happens in G2

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  • centrioles duplicate, microtubules are made, cell continues to grow
  • final preparations are made
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10
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What phase is when the chromatin, which is made of DNA , replicates

A

S phase

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11
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During cytokinesis animal cells form a protein belt that establishes a

A

Cleavage furrow

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12
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What begins to break down during prophase

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Nuclear membrane

Nucleolus

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13
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In multicellular organisms, many cells remain in

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Interphase

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14
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What are “checkpoints”

A

Things that trigger or delay phases

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15
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What are the steps of mitosis

A
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
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16
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What is the most important checkpoint

17
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What happens in the G1 checkpoint

A

It decides if the cell will divide

18
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What forms during prophase

A

Chromosomes

19
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What happens at the mitosis checkpoint

A

Signals end of mitosis and the start of G1 phase

20
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What phase is where cells spend most of their lives

A

First growth

21
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During telophase chromatids untie and return to

22
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Where do centrioles go during metaphase

A

The opposite ends of the cells

23
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Where do fibers pull the chromosomes during metaphase

A

The equator of the cell

24
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Where are chromosomes lined up on during metaphase

A

The metaphase plate

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What are spindle fibers
Strands of protein
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During anaphase the spindle fibers pull each chromatid strand toward the ___ at the ___ ___ of the cell
Centrioles | Opposite ends
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The end results of mitosis ___ new cells ___ in size than the original ___ number of chromosomes
Two Smaller Same
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In prophase two types of spindle fibers connect to the ___ and the ___
Chromosomes and centrioles
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Dyeing telophase the spindle fibers/centrioles
Disappear
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During telophase each end if the cell has a complete set of
Chromosomes
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During prophase the centrioles develop and move away from each other in what type of cells
Animal cells
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During cytokinesis each newly formed cell gets a
Nucleus
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During telophase the nuclear membrane begins to
Form
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During cytokinesis plant cells create a ___ ___ that becomes the new cell wall
Cell plate
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During cytokinesis what is divided between the two new daughter cells
Cytoplasm
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During anaphase the sister chromatids are
Pulled apart at the centromeres by the fibers
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The nucleolus ___ during telophase
Reforms
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What happens in the G2 checkpoint
Allows for the checking of DNA and proceeds to mitosis
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What are checkpoints controlled by
Enzymes