Cell Division Flashcards
What is meant by the cell cycle or cell division cycle ?
The series of events that occur in a eukaryotic cell between the formation of the cell and the time where the cell gets replicated.
The series of events that occur in a eukaryotic cell between the formation of the cell and the time where the cell gets replicated.
Cell cycle/ cell division cycle
In what type of cell does the cell cycle occur in?
Eukaryotic cells
2 main phases of the cell cycle
Interphase and mitotic phase
What is occurring in a cell during interphase?
The cell is forming and it carries on with its regular metabolic functions
The cell is forming and it carries on with its regular metabolic functions
Interphase
What is occurring during the mitosis phase?
The cell is replicating itself
In which phase does the cell replicate itself?
Mitosis phase
A fertilized cell develops into a ______ organism during the cell cycle
Mature
Name at least three things that form during the cycle
Hair
Skin
Blood cells
Internal organs
What process NEVER occurs in interphase?
Cell division
Where are chromatids found in a cell?
In the nucleus
Chromatids are made of a molecule called _______
DNA
See note called chromosome
1- chromatid
2- centromere
3- short arm
4-long arm
In what PHASE do most cells spend the majority of their lifetime?
Interphase
How often do human skin cells divide each day?
Once a day
How many hours per day is a human skin cell in interphase?
Roughly 22 hours
What type of cell may spend decades in interphase instead of dividing?
Nerve cells
Name the 3 stages in interphase
G1
S phase
G2
G1
S phase
G2
Stages in interphase
What does G1 stand for and what occurs in this stage?
Growth 1
The cell creates organelles and begins to metabolize
The cell creates organelles and begins to metabolize
G1
What does S stand for and what occurs in this stage?
Synthesis
DNA synthesis occurs in which chromosomes are copied
DNA synthesis occurs in which chromosomes are copied
S phase
What does G2 stand for and what occurs in this stage?
Growth 2
Cell grows to prepare for cell division
Cell grows to prepare for cell division
G2
From what stage of the cell cycle do cells sometimes EXIT?
G1 phase
What happens to cells that enter the G0 phase?
They are alive but they cannot divide and they do not copy their own DNA
They are alive but they cannot divide and they do not copy their own DNA
G0 phase
Name 3 types of cells that enter the G0 phase when they are mature?
Heart muscle cells, eye cells, and brain cells
What happens if G0 cells are damaged during your lifetime?
They cannot be replaced
Cytokinesis
Process where a single cell is divided into two identical daughter cells whenever the cytoplasm is divided
Process where a single cell is divided into two identical daughter cells whenever the cytoplasm is divided
Cytokinesis
What stage occurs after cytokinesis
G1 stage
What part of the cell is divided during cytokinesis
The cytoplasm
What are the new cells called and how do they compare with eachother
Daughter cells
Identical
What is the major thing happening to a cell during G1
The cell is growing and synthesizing proteins and organelles
What cell structures are made in G1
Organelles
Since proteins and _______ are being made during G1, there is a great amount of protein _______ occurring
Enzymes
Synthesis
What does the S phase stand for?
Synthesis phase
What happens during the S phase?
DNA synthesis or replication
Each chromosome originally is made of how many DNA molecules and how does this molecule appear in the chromosome?
One DNA molecule. In a chromosome it has one DNA double helix (or cromatid)
Chromatid
DNA double helix
At the end of S phase each chromosome has how many coiled DNA molecules?
Two identical DNA double helix molecules (chromatids)
What structure holds the duplicated chromosomes together and is also copied during the S phase?
Centromere
What is the final and shortest phase of interphase?
The G2 phase
About how long would a typical cell be in the G2 phase?
Four to five hours
How is the cell prepared for mitosis during the G2 phase?
It produces all of the enzymes that the cell will need in order to divide
What follows the G2 phase?
Mitosis
What part of the cell is actually dividing in mitosis?
Nucleus
What is another name for mitosis
Karyokinesis
Karyokinesis
Mitosis
When are the chromosomes duplicated - before or after mitosis?
Before
What process follows mitosis?
Cytokinesis
The nucleus is divided during _______, while cytoplasm of the cell is divided during __________
Mitosis
Cytokinesis
How do the two new cells compare with each other?
They are both identical with an equal distribution of organelles
The two new cells are called ____ cells
Daughter
Does mitosis occur in prokaryotes? Explain why or why not.
Mitosis does not occur I. Prokaryotes because they do not have a nucleus
What process is used by bacteria to divide and reproduce?
Binary fission
Body cells are called ________ cells, while reproductive cells are known as ______ cells
Somatic
Germ
Name the 4 mitotic stages
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase
How does cytokinesis occur in an animal cell?
The cells divide the cytoplasm
By constructing the cell membrane in the center to form a cleavage forrow
How does cytokinesis occur in a plant cell?
Form a cell plate
In the center in order to divide the cytoplasm
Genetic material is called ______ during interphase and IS/IS NOT clearly visible
Chromatin
Is not
What makes The chromosomes become visible during prophase?
The DNA molecules are shortened and condensed by coiling
What Is used to help break down the nuclear membrane?
Enzymes
Besides the nucleus, what else is broken down during prophase?
Nucleolus
What forms during prophase to later attach and move chromosomes?
Spindle fibers
Doubled chromosomes are held together by the ________
Centromeres
Where do chromosomes line up during metaphase?
At the equator
During what stage are sister chromatids separated and moved to opposite ends of the cell?
Anaphase
Four things that happen during telophase
Nucleotides reform
Nuclear envelope reform
Chromosomes uncoil
Spindle fibers disintegrate
Nucleotides reform
Nuclear envelope reform
Chromosomes uncoil
Spindle fibers disintegrate
Telophase
See plant cells in mitosis
Name them
Interphase
Metaphase
Prophase
Anaphase
Telophase
How long does interphase take up
90% of the cell cycle
90% of the cell cycle
Interphase
G1
Cell grows and carries out regular functions