Ch. 12 and 13 Review Flashcards

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1
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Where do cells come from?

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Other cells via cell division

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2
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Do all cells divide?

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No, BUT all cells are produced via cell division

ex. nerve cells

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3
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Why do cells divide (3)? What is special about the third reason

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  1. Growth/development
  2. Repair/regeneration
  3. Reproduction
    • this is the ONLY reason single-celled organisms divide!
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4
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Prokaryotes go through what type of cell division?

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Binary fission
Single circular chromosome copies DNA, the cell elongates and divides

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5
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Why is eukaryotic cell division more complex?

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  1. membrane bound organelles
    ex. mitochondria and chloroplasts- replicate similarly to binary fission
    ex. ER, Golgi- nuclear envelope disintegrates during division
    small pieces remain in daughter cells and are REBUILT
  2. multiple chromosomes
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6
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What are the two types of eukaryotic cell division?

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mitosis and meiosis

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7
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Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis

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mitosis
-produces 2 identical daughter cells
- used for growth and repair
-somatic cells

meiosis
-produces daughter cells with 1/2 the number of chromosomes
-exclusively for reproduction
-cells differ
-occurs in gonads

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8
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The cell cycle is…

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a series of tightly regulated events unique to eukaryotes

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9
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What controls the cell cycle

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The cycle is controlled by many enzymes

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10
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Why is the cell cycle studied so intensely?

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For the treatment of diseases like cancer or autoimmune disease

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11
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What are the steps of mitosis?

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prophase
prometaphase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase

cytokinesis after

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12
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Define interphase

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interphase
- 90% of cell cycle
- has three phases G1, S, and G2

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13
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Define the G1, S, and G2 phases

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G1
- growth occurs
- prepare for S phase
- DNA inspected for mutations
- G1 will make more enzymes and nucleotides for S phase

S phase
- chromosome duplication
-DNA synthesis

G2
-growth occurs
- prepare for M phase
- DNA inspected for mutations
-G2 will make spindle fibers for M phase

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14
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Why is DNA inspected?

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to fix DNA damage
inspects to PREVENT mutation, recognizing it and fixing it or undergoing apoptosis

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15
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What are the two phases of M phase

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mitosis, cytokinesis

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16
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What is mitosis?

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division of the content of the nucleus, separation of chromosomes

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17
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What is cytokinesis?

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separation of the cytoplasm

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18
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The cell can _____ the cell cycle and exist in….

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exit, exist in a non dividing cell state

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19
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Where do cells exit the cell cycle?

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During G1
Daughter cells are only 1/2 as big after M phase, they need to grow in order to exit cell cycle
Exiting cell cycle is called G0

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20
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How often do cells do the cell cycle?

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It depends on the cell type

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21
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What are the three frequencies of mitosis?

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  1. Continuous- skin, G.I. cells, blood cells
  2. Based on need- liver cells
    ex. and alcoholic will have a larger need for liver cells than a nonalcoholic
  3. Rare/never- nervous and muscle cells
    -growth only occurs in gestation

only 2 and 3 are in G0, most cells are in G0

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22
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How do eukaryotes become more/less compact, why do they do this?

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-nuclear DNA is wrapped around protein
-this complexed material is known as chromatin

Why- so it can fit into the cell

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23
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One human cell contains how many feet of DNA?

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6 feet

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24
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When is the chromatin more or less compact in the cell cycle?

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Interphase- less compact, not visible
M phase- prophase and prometaphase compacts, visible
After cytokinesis- less compact, not visible

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25
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Eukaryotic chromosome is?

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one DNA molecule plus associated proteins
long linear DNA molecules
100s-1000s of genes

26
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How many chromosomes do humans have

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46

27
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A replicated chromosome contains _____ its joined by a

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2 sister chromatids, centromere

28
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In interphase, what does the nucleus usually contain?

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chromatin

29
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What is a genome?

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total genetic information possessed by an organism

30
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How does the cell distribute the sister chromatids to the daughter cells?

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using the CYTOSKELETON
microtubules and mitotic spindles

31
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Is mitosis a continuous process?

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YES

32
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Define prophase

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prophase
-chromosomes condense
-centrosomes begin moving to opposite ends
-spindle begins to form

33
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Define prometaphase

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prometaphase
-nuclear envelope DISINTEGRATES
-microtubules grab chromosomes by their centromeres

34
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Define metaphase

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metaphase
-chromosomes aligned in the middle
-chromosomes pulled to opposite poles

35
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Define anaphase

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anaphase
-chromosomes pulled apart
-cell elongates

36
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Define telophase

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telophase
-two nuclear envelopes reform
- chromosomes decondense

37
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Define cytokinesis

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cytokinesis
-pinches the cell
-contractile ring of microfilaments

38
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How is the cytoskeleton used?

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-pulls chromosomes apart with spindles of microtubules by attaching to kinetochore protein complex on centromeres
-contractile ring of microfilaments pinching the cell in cytokinesis

39
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What advantage does meiosis have?

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Combing chromosomes makes offspring diverse, more variation allows for greater survival

40
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Define a karyotype for a human

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-contents of a single human nucleus
-46 chromosomes
-comes from a mitotic cell

displays # of chromosomes
replicated and paired

41
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Define a cells chromosomes when viewing on a karyotype?

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-different sizes
-have different centromere positions
-stain differently

42
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What are homologous chromosomes, where do they come from?

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chromosome pairs that carry the SAME genes
one pair is inherited from each parent
homologous chromosomes separated by meiosis

43
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Are genes on homologous chromosomes identical?

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NO

44
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Any gene can have multiple _______, this is called ______

A

variation, alleles

45
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What do alleles mean chemically?

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They have slightly different nucleotide sequences

46
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Compare homologous chromosomes and sister chromatids

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homologous chromosomes
-present throughout the cell cycle
-not identical
-come from parents

sister chromatids
-identical
-created in S phase for M phase (mitosis)
-separate in the cell cycle

47
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Humans have how many autosomes, sex chromosomes?

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44 autosomes, 2 sex chromosomes

48
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Males and females have what sex chromosomes

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Male- XY
Female- XX

49
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Are X and Y homologous chromosomes?

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NO they carry different genes

50
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Males have how many homologous chromosomes, females?

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Males- 22
Females- 23

51
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Somatic cells have ______ sets of chromosomes, gametes have ______ set of chromosomes

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two, one
somatic cells- diploid 2n, contain homologous chromosomes
gametes- haploid n, meiosis separates the homologous chromosomes

52
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How many rounds of cell division are in meiosis?

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2 (I and II)

53
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Meiosis I does what? Meiosis II?

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Meiosis I- separates homologous chromosomes (diploid to haploid)
Meiosis II- separates sister chromatids

54
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How does meiosis I separate homologous chromosomes?

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Pair in prophase I, align in metaphase I, separate in anaphase I

55
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What are the three mechanisms that generate variation?

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  1. independent assortment
  2. crossing over
  3. random fertilization

all occur in meiosis and is the reason siblings differ

56
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What is the fourth mechanism that generates variation

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  1. mutation creates new alleles
57
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Define independent assortment

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Chromosomes in gametes are a random mix of maternal and paternal chromosomes

“gonads forget” randomly segregate chromosomes

humans= diploid^chromosome pairs= 2^23= 8 million possibilities

58
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Define random fertilization

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Any sperm can fertilize any ova

humans= 8 million x 8 million= 70 trillion

59
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Define crossing over

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Occurs in prophase 1
-homologous chromosomes are physically broken and rejoined
-leads to chromosomes with new combinations of the gene versions (alleles)

DNA recombination

60
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What do histones do

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package DNA and control gene expression