cell division

Question 1

what is cell division required? (3)

Answer 1

growth
repair tissues
replace cells

Question 2

what is mitosis

Answer 2

cell division that produces two identical daughter cells

Question 3

what is the first stage of the cell cycle?

Answer 3

the cell expands. it makes double each of its organelles, doubles the amount of cytoplasm, and replicates each chromosome

Question 4

what is the second stage of the cell cycle?

Answer 4

mitosis

Question 5

what is the third stage of the cell cycle?

Answer 5

cytokinesis and the cell membrane divides to form two identical daughter cells

Question 6

what is a stem cell?

Answer 6

an unspecialised cell that can differentiate into any cell needed

Question 7

what is cloning

Answer 7

producing identical offspring

Question 8

what is a zygote?

Answer 8

a fertilised egg cell

Question 9

what is a good source of adult stem cells?

Answer 9

bone marrow

Question 10

what is therapeutic cloning

Answer 10

using cells adult from an adult to produce a cloned early embryo of themselves to reduce chances of rejection