Chapter 11 Flashcards
what is cell division?
The process by which cells make more
cells
why does cell division occur?
- Growth
- Cell replacement
- Healing
- Reproduction
what are the important requirements that must be satisfied by cell division?
- Each daughter cells receives full genetic
complement parent cell - Parent cell large enough to divide in two (enough cytoplasmic components)
What are the 4 main events that must occur for cell division?
- Reproductive signal to initiate cell division
- Replication of DNA
- Segregation distribution of the DNA into the two new cells
- Cytokinesis separation of the two new cells
how does prokaryotic cell division occur?
Through binary fission
How many cells are produced through binary fission?
2 cells
What are the external factors that initiate prokaryotic cell division?
- nutrient concentration
- environmental conditions
What can accelerate the division cycle in Prokaryotic cell division?
Abundance of food
Explain binary fission. Diagram
the difference in mitotic cell division between eukaryotes and prokaryotes
what are the 2 main phases in the eukaryotic cell cycle?
M phase (mitosis & cytokinesis) Interphase (everything else)
what happens in interphase?
- lasts about 10−14 hours
- Cell makes many preparations for division
o Replication of the DNA in the nucleus
o Increase in the cell size (daughter cells require enough cytoplasm and membrane)
name the stages of interphase
- G1 phase
- S phase
- G2 phase
- G0 phase
what happens in G1 phase?
size and protein content of the cell increase (prepping for S phase)
what happens in S phase?
all DNA in nucleus is replicated
what happens in G2 phase?
cell prepares for mitosis and
cytokinesis
what happens in G0 phase?
cell types that are not actively dividing
(e.g - liver, nerve)
During mitosis and meiosis what happens to chromatin?
coiled and condensed ever more tightly
until the chromatids move apart
how many pair of chromosomes are in eukaryotes?
23, 22+ 1 sex chromosome
name of the process that segregates the chromosome
mitosis