Cell Division and mitosis

Question 1

Cells only come from other ________________

Answer 1

cells

Question 2

All organisms are made of _______________

Answer 2

cells

Question 3

Cells are the basic units of _____________and __________ in all living things.

Answer 3

structure and function

Question 4

Why is it necessary to create more cells? (Name 3 reasons)

Answer 4

1.to grow and develop
2. repair and replace damaged cells
3. replace old cells that die

Question 5

the continuous process of a cell dividing and creating two new cells

Answer 5

cell division

Question 6

The life cycle of a eukaryotic cell

Answer 6

cell cycle

Question 7

The cell cycle is the life cycle of a _________________ cell

Answer 7

eukaryotic

Question 8

The cell cycle includes the division of the _______________, the ____________________, and the creation of ____________ new cells.

Answer 8

nucleus, cytoplasm, 2

Question 9

Do prokaryotic cells contain a nucleus?

Answer 9

no

Question 10

What do we call the coiled structure made of DNA and protein that is present during cell division and visible with a light microscope?

Answer 10

chromosomes

Question 11

Chromosomes are the coiled structure made of ____________________ and _________________ that is present during cell division and visible with a light microscope.

Answer 11

DNA and protein

Question 12

What are the four phases of mitosis, in the correct order?

Answer 12

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase

Question 13

In what phase of mitosis are chromosomes moving toward opposite sides of the cell?

Answer 13

anaphase

Question 14

What is cytokinesis?

Answer 14

A phase of mitosis when the cytoplasm pinches in half and each daughter cell has an identical set of duplicate chromosomes.

Question 15

What are the two main parts of the cell cycle?

Answer 15

mitosis and interphase

Question 16

division of the nucleus that separates chromosomes equally

Answer 16

mitosis

Question 17

the stage when the cell does not go through mitosis- it prepares for cell division

Answer 17

interphase

Question 18

The cell cycle ends with __________________.

Answer 18

cytokinesis

Question 19

The original cell is called a _______________ cell and the two cells that result are called _____________________ cells.

Answer 19

parent, daughter

Question 20

What type of cell division results in daughter cells that contain half the DNA of the parent cell?

Answer 20

meiosis

Question 21

sex cells that contain the DNA of the parent cell

Answer 21

gametes

Question 22

the fertilized egg that results from the union of the egg and sperm.

Answer 22

zygote

Question 23

a cell that contains a full set of DNA

Answer 23

zygote