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Chapter 10 Flashcards

1
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What type of cell division occurs in bacteria?

A

Binary fission

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2
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Ploidy

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the number of set of chromosomes an organisms has

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3
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Haploid (n)

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one complete set of chromosomes

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Diploid (2n)

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total number of chromosomes in a cell

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5
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How many chromosomes in a haploid cell?

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23

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6
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How many chromosomes in a diploid cell?

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46

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7
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Homologous

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a pair of the same kind of chromosome in a diploid cell

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8
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Homologue

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9
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Karyotype

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particular array of chromosomes an organism possesses

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10
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What are chromosomes composed of?

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Chromatin

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11
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Heterochromatin

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Inactive domains of chromatin

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12
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Euchromatin

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active domains of chromatin

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13
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Nucleosome

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complex consisting of a DNA duplex would around a core of eight histone proteins

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14
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What is the nucleosome composed of?

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DNA and histone proteins

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15
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Histone proteins have a ______ charge, which are strongly attracted to _______ charged DNA

A

+, -

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16
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What are four histones contained in nucleosomes?

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H2A, H2B, H3, H4

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17
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The primary histones (H2A, H2B, H3, H4) associate together to form a _________________.

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histone octamer complex

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18
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Condensin and cohesin are both examples of

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SMC proteins

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19
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Cohesin

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protein complex that holds sister chromatids together

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20
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Condensation/decondensation

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How tightly chromosomes are wound depends of the phase of the cell cycle

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21
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Why would chromosomes be decondensed?

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To express genes

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22
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Why would chromosomes be condensed?

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to separate during cell division

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23
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Condensation is controlled by the protein _____.

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condensin

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24
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Sister chromatids

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Two replicas of a single chromosomes

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25
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What are the five phases of the cell cycle?

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G1, S, G2, M, cytokinesis

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G1 (gas phase 1)

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primary growth phase of cell

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27
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S (synthesis)

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genome is duplicated

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G2 (gap phase 2)

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organelles replicate, microtubules organize

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29
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Mitosis

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spindle apparatus assembles, bind to chromosomes, and moves sister chromatids apart

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30
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What are the five phases of mitosis?

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  1. Prophase
  2. Prometaphase
  3. Metaphase
  4. Anaphase
  5. Telophase
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31
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Cytokinesis

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cytoplasm divides, creating two daughter cells

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32
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Mitosis and cytokinesis make up the __________

33
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_______ and ________ make up the M phase

A

Mitosis; cytokinesis

34
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How long is the cell cycle in typical mammal cells?

35
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How long is the cell cycle in human embryos?

A

20 minutes

36
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How long is the cell cycle in human liver cells?

A

More than a year

37
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What types of cells remain in G0 phase permanently?

A

Muscle and nerve cells

38
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What occurs in S (synthesis) phase?

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  • Cell’s DNA is replicated
  • Each chromosomes replicates to produce two sister chromatids
39
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Cohesion proteins

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hold centromeres of two sister chromatids together

40
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Where do microtubules attach?

A

Kinetochore

41
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What occurs during G2 phase?

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  • chromosomes begin to condense
  • extensive synthesis of tubulin
42
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Tubulin

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protein to make microtubules

43
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Prophase

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The condensed chromosomes become visible
The nuclear envelope breaks down.
The assembly of the spindle takes place

44
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Spindle apparatus

A

assembly that carries out separation of chromosomes during cell division

45
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What is the spindle apparatus made up of?

A

Centrosomes (Centrioles) and Microtubules

46
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What structure separates sister chromatids during prophase?

A

Spindle apparatus

47
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What events occur during prophase?

A
  • Chromosomes condense and become visible
  • Cytoskeleton is disassembled
  • Golgi and ER are dispersed
  • Nuclear envelope breaks down
48
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What events occur during prometaphase?

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  • Kinetochores attach condensed chromosomes to spindle
  • Microtubules pull sister chromatids to equator of the cell
49
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What evens occur during metaphase?

A
  • Chromosomes align in center of the cell
50
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Metaphase plate

A

imaginary plane through the equator of the cell

51
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What is the shortest phase in mitosis?

52
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What events occur during anaphase?

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  • Proteins holding sister chromatids together at centromere are removed
  • Sister chromatids move apart toward poles
53
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Anaphase A

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  • kinetochores are pulled toward the poles
  • microtubules connecting kinetochores shorten
  • tubulin subunits are removed
54
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Anaphase B

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  • poles move apart
  • microtubules slide past each other towards the poles
  • physically elongate cell
55
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What events occur during telophase?

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  • spindle apparatus disassembles
  • nuclear envelope forms around each set of sister chromatids
56
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What phase in mitosis is the reversal of the process of prophase?

57
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The cleavage furrow is composed of _____________

A

actin filaments

58
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A cell plate forms partitioning the daughter cells by fusing with the

A

plasma membrane

59
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Formation of cell plate

A

Cellulose is laid down on the new membranes = two new cell walls

The space between the two cell walls become the middle lamella

60
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What are two irreversible steps in the cell cycle?

A
  1. duplication of the genome (G2 phase)
  2. Separation of sister chromatids (anaphase)
61
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Cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk)

A

protein kinase enzyme only active when complexed with cyclin

62
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Cyclin

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regulatory protein required to activate Cdk

63
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How does MPF control the cell cycle?

A
  • Cyclins accumulate in G2 and associate with MPF -> initiates mitosis
  • MPF contributes to breaking up nuclear envelope (prometaphase)
  • MPF is involved in chromosome condensation and spindle formation (prophase)
64
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g1/s checkpoint

A

primary checkpoint where cell decides to divide or not

65
Q

The ______ checkpoint is most susceptible to external signals

66
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What would halt the cell cycle at the g1/s checkpoint?

A
  • damage to DNA
  • starvation conditions
  • lack of growth factors
67
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g2/m checkpoint

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  • stimulates mitosis to start
  • assesses success of DNA replication
  • stalls cycle if DNA has not been accurately replicated
68
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Spindle checkpoint

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ensures all chromosomes are attached to spindle in preparation for anaphase

69
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Anaphase promoting complex (APC)

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sends the signal that all chromosomes are aligned properly at metaphase plate

70
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What is the function of the APC?

A

Trigger anaphase

71
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What are the two main functions of APC?

A
  1. Activates protease - destroys cohesion proteins holding sister chromatids together
  2. Necessary for destruction of mitotic cyclins to drive cell out of mitosis
72
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Cells stop at g1/s checkpoint if they are deprived of ___________

A

growth factors

73
Q

Describe the characteristics of binary fission.

A

Like the cell cycle – two new daughter cells are produced
Each have identical genomes
Most bacteria have a single circular chromosome
occurs much faster than eukaryotic cell division
less DNA is broken down

74
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Which ‘events’ in the cell cycle are considered irreversible?

A

Duplication of genome

Separation of sister chromatids

75
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t or f: Duplication of the genome occurs prior to M-Phase

76
Q

_________ activates MPF.

77
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Match the following events with the correct phase of Mitosis.

A

Interphase:
- Genome duplicates
- The G1/S checkpoint
- Chromosomes begin to condense

Prophase:
- The spindle apparatus begins to form
- Nuclear envelope degrades

Metaphase:
- Sister chromatids align on the metaphase plate

Anaphase:
- Sister chromatids pull apart
- Cells poles begin to pull apart

Telophase:
- Nuclear envelope reforms

78
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T or F: Two attached sister chromatids are considered a single chromosome.

79
Q

Why is it necessary for the nuclear envelope to be disassembled early in mitosis?

A

To allow microtubules to attach to the sister chromatids

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