Cell Division/ Life Cycles Flashcards
Prokaryote cells divide by _________.
Binary fission
Prokaryotes: When they divide, the ploidy level _________ (changes/stays the same)
Stays the same
When they divide, one cell goes to _________ (#) cells.
2
Genetically, the daughter cells are ________ (identical/different) to the mother cell.
Identical
Time wise, generally prokaryotes can divide ________ (faster/slower) than eukaryote cells.
Faster
Mitosis: One “mother cell goes to _____(#) “daughter” cells
2
Mitosis: Genetically, the mother cell and the daughter cells are ______ (alike or different)
Alike
Mitosis: The mother cell in mitosis can be _________(haploid, diploid, both)
Both
Mitosis: Compared to the mother cell, the daughter cells’ ploidy level is __________.
Less
Mitosis: Mitosis is the basis of _______ reproduction.
Asexual
Meiosis: One “mother” cell goes to _______ (#) “daughter” cells.
4
Meiosis: Genetically, the mother cell and the daughter cells are _______ (alike or different)
Different
Meiosis: The mother cell in meiosis can be ________ (haploid, diploid, both)
Haploid
Meiosis: The daughter cells’ ploidy level is ________.
Less
Meiosis: Meiosis is the basis of ________ reproduction.
Sexual
Meiosis: Genes are “mixed up” in the process called genetic _________.
Recombination
How do Prokaryotes like Bacteria and Archaea divide?
Binary fission as an independent cell
How do Eukaryotes -one cell goes to 2 identical cells- divide?
Mitosis
How do Eukaryotes- one (2n) diploid cell goes to 4 (n) haploid cells divide?
Meiosis
How do Chloroplasts and Mitochondria divide?
Binary fission inside a eukaryotic cell
In transformation, bacteria _____________
Take in free DNA from their environment
