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Cell Division Flashcards

1
Q

What type of microscope is used in a school lab to observe cells

A

The light microscope

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2
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What happens during prophase

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The nuclear membrane disappears and the spindle forms.

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3
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After mitosis, what happens in an animal cell ?

A

The cleavage is formed

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4
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After mitosis, what happens in an plant cell ?

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The cell plate is formed.

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5
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Define mitosis

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This is cell division that forms two identical daughter cells

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6
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Explain the term cancer

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This is a group of disorders due to uncontrolled rate of mitosis

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7
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Explain the term diploid

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These are cells that have 2 of each chromosomes

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8
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What is the function of mitosis in single-celled organisms

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For asexual reproduction

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9
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What is the function of mitosis in multi-celled organisms

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The repair of tissue or tissue growth

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10
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what term is used to describe the long stage of the cell cycle when cell division is not occurring

A

interphase

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11
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Name two types of biomolecules that are produced in the cell during the interphase

A

protein
fat
carbohydrate

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12
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Name an organelle that is replicated during the interphase

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The mitochondria

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13
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Give any two other changes which will have occurred in the cell by the end of the interphase

A

The nuclear membrane disappears.

The chromosome becomes visible unv

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14
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Give any two other changes which will have occurred in the cell by the end of the interphase

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The nuclear membrane disappears.

The chromosome becomes visible

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15
Q

Why do red blood cells not undergo division ?

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No nucleus

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16
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Give a cellular process that occurs during the interphase

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photosynthesis
growth
Respiration

17
Q

Name the stage of mitosis in which the chromosomes are located at the equator of the cell before they begin to separate

A

Metaphase

18
Q

To what are the chromosomes attached in the metaphase ?

A

They are attached to the spindle

19
Q

What type of cell does a cell plate from ?

A

In a plant cell

20
Q

Name the stage in which chromosomes are separated and drawn near the poles

A

The anaphase

21
Q

Give a location where mitosis occurs in flowering plants

A

buds
root tips
shoot tips

22
Q

Give the names of 2 processes involving DNA which take place during the interphase

A

transcription

replication

23
Q

mitosis is divided into 4 stages

A

prophase
anaphase
metaphase
telephase

24
Q

At what stage, would you expect to see the spindle fibres contracting

A

Anaphase

25
Q

How do you determine if a cell is undergoing the metaphase ?

A

The chromosomes are on the equator

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