Cell Vocabulary Flashcards
A form of asexual reproduction and cell division (used by all prokaryotes)
Binary Fission
The cycle of growth and asexual reproduction
Cell Cycle
Process by which chromosomes in a cell nucleus are separated into TWO IDENTICAL chromosome s
Mitosis
Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells
Chromosomes
New born cells, in which are identical to parent cells
Daughter Cells
Offspring arise from a single organism, in which inherit the genes of that parent only
Asexual Reproduction
A biological process that creates a new organism by combining the genetic information of two organisms
Sexual Reproduction
(L)(W)(6)
The sum of all the areas of all the shapes that cover the surface of an object
Surface Area
(L)(W)(H)
Th amount of space an object occupies
Volume
Type of cell division that results in four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell
Meiosis