Cell Cycle and Mitosis Flashcards

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1
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Cell cycle allows cells to:

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Grow, repair, and reproduce

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2
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The period of growth and development:

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Interphase

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3
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Cell cycle is composed of

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Interphase and period of cell division

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4
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During interphase, what is the status of the cell?

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Life as usual.

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5
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A cell entering G1 will have what number of chromosomes?

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Diploid, 2n

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6
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During G1, chromosomes are:

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unwound

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7
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If G1 extends indefinitely, it is called

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G0

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8
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What occurs during the synthesis (S) phase?

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DNA is replicated and connected by a centromere.

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9
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What do you call duplicate copies of DNA?

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Sister cromatids.

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10
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G2 is a time for:

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Getting resources and double checking. Centrosomes are duplicated.

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11
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What are the two parts of cell division?

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Mitosis and cytokenesis.

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12
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During early prophase:

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Chromatin condenses, nucleoli dissapear, centrosomes move and gain spindles

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During late prophase:

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Spindles attach to centromeres (kinetochores), nuclear envelope dissolves

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14
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During anaphase,

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the cell enlongates.

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15
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During telophase

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Everything goes back to normal

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16
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Cell Cycle is regulated by the external factors of:

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Nutrients, hormones, density, and anchorage

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17
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Internal regulators

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Special proteins