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Cell Reproduction Flashcards

1
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How do cells reproduce?

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Dividing

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2
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What are gametes?

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Sex cells

sperm and ova

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3
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What does an ova and a sperm fuse toegether to create in sex?

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Zygote

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4
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How do fungi and bacteria reproduce?

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Asexually

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5
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Define the cell cycle

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The period between the formation of a new cell and when it divides into daughter cells

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6
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Run through the cell cycle

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G1
SYNTHESIS
G2
MIITOSIS
CYTOKENSIS
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7
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Where does DNA replication occur?

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in the synthesis stage

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8
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What makes up the largest part of the cell cycle?

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Interphase

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9
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Define Mitosis

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A type of cell division in which two identical daughter cells are prodcued.

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10
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What are somatic cells also known as?

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Diploid

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11
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What are the three functions of mitosis?

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Growth
Repair
Asexual Reproduction

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12
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Summarise the process of mitosis

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Chromosomes duplicate
Sister chromatids separate
Nucleus divides

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13
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What are the autosomes?

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Chromosomes1-22

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14
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Male chromosmes

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XY

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15
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Female Chromosomes

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XX

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16
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What is chromatin?

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The subtance that makes up chromastids

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17
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What does mitosis produce?

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Two daughter diploid cells

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18
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What does meiosis produce?

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4 daughter haploid cells

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19
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Explain interphase for mitosis

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  • Cell is performing whatever job it is designed to do

- DNA replicates and begin to condense at the end of interphase

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20
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What can be seen for the interphase stage on mitosis

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Individuals cannot see te chromosomes yet they can see the chromatin blob

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21
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What happens in mitosis in prophase I

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Chromosomes begin to shorten and condense and therefore become much easier to see
-Nuclear mmembrane breaks down thus allowing the chromsomes to move around the cell

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22
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What is formed during prophase?

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A spindle forms which is controlled by the centrioles.

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23
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Explain what happens at metaphase I in mitosis

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Spindle fibres latch onto the chromosomes and line along the eqautor.
The spindle fibres attach the to the centro meters

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24
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Explain what is happening in anaphase 1 in mitosis

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Spindle fibres contract which spikes the chromosmes into seperate chromatids
the derogate chromastids are then drawer to either end of the cell

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25
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Explain what’s happening at telophase I in mitosiss

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Two goes of chromosomes will unravel and become blobs of chromatin.
Nuclear membrane reforms and is create around the two groups

26
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Define Meiosis

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The division of diploid parent cells to produce four, non-identical haploid cells

27
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What does meiosis produce?

28
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What type of division is meiosis

29
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diploid number

30
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haploid number

31
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Explain a haploid cell

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Contains a single set of chromsomes and has half the amount of the genetic materials

32
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Explain a diploid cell

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Two complete sets of chromosomes

33
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What are homogenous pairs.

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Chromosomes carrying the same gene

34
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When are female gametes produced..

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In development from zygote to child

35
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When are male gametes produced?

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constantly all throughout their life

36
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Define crossing over

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Involves the breaking and rejoining of chromatids

37
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When does crossing over occurr?

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Prophase I of meiosis

38
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Define tetrad

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A molecules in which is produced during crossing over

39
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what is a chiasma

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the crossing over and intersection point between two chromatids

40
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Explain interphase for meiosis

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DNA replicates in which each chromosome becomes a pair of chromatids

41
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Explain Prophase I for meiosis

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Chromosomes condense
Nuclear membrane fragment
Spindle is formed
Homologous pairs pair and up and cross over

42
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What is the purpose of crossing over?

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Genetic Variation

43
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Explain what happens in metaphase I? for meiosis

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Chromosomes line up. along the equator in homologous pairs

44
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Anaphase I meiosis

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homologous chromosomes seperate and one piece of each pair will move to either end of the cell

45
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Telophase I for meiosis

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Nuclear membrane begins to form

46
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prophase II for meiosis

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Nuclear membrane breaks down and spindles reform

47
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Metaphase II for meiosis

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Paired chromatids line the equator attached by a spindle to their centromere

48
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Anaphase II

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chromatids move to opposite ends of the poles due to spindles contracting

49
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A telophase II for meiosis

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Nuclear membrane reforms

50
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Define reproduction

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Production of futher members of the same species via asexual or sexual reproduction

51
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Examples of axsexual reproduction

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  • Binary fission

- Mitosis

52
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What is binary fission

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-How prokaryotes replicate

53
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explain binary fission

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Single chromosome replicates , DNA polymerase replicates it.

54
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What occurs in G1 phase>?

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Cells double in size

55
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What occurs in S phase

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Dna and associated proteins replicate

56
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What occurs in G2 phase?

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Chromosomes begin to condense.

57
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What is cytokinesis?

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Follows telophase, daughter cells grow to reach regular size

58
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Explain how crossing over leads to genetic variation (Recombnation)

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In prophase 1 hoomologous chromosomes pair, make contact and can become intertwined.
Genetic material can be swapped for the corresponding material
This can lead to new combinations of genetic material on a chromosome

59
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Define chiasma

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The point of crossing over in prophase.

60
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Explain how independent assortment can lead to variiation

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Pairs of homologous chromosomes assort independently at metaphase 1 and this results in variation.

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