CHAPTER 14 - Cell Division

Question 0

What are chromosomes ?

Answer 0

They are coiled threads of DNA (which forms from genes) and protein that become visible in the nucleus at cell division

Question 1

What is cell continuity ?

Answer 1

It means that all cells develop from pre-existing cells

Question 2

What is a haploid cell ?

Answer 2

It is a cell that has one set of chromosomes

Question 3

What is a diploid cell ?

Answer 3

It is a cell that has two sets of chromosomes

Question 4

What is a homologous pair ?

Answer 4

It consists of two chromosomes that each have genes for the same features at the same positions.

Question 5

What is the cell cycle ?

Answer 5

It describes the cell’s activities in the state of non-division and division.

Question 6

What is interphase ?

Answer 6

It is the phase in the cell cycle when the cell is not dividing.

Question 7

What are some cellular processes that occur during interphase in which the nucleus is not dividing ?

Answer 7

Replication,
Growth,
Respiration,
Protein synthesis, 
Photosynthesis,

Question 8

What is mitosis ?

Answer 8

It is division of the nucleus to produce two identical daughter nuclei containing identical sets of chromosomes.

Question 9

What are the 4 stages of mitosis ?

Answer 9

Party Monday And Tuesday (P,M,A,T)
Prophase,
Metaphase,
Anaphase,
Telophase.

Question 10

What can cause mitosis and cell division to lose control ?

Answer 10

Cancer

Question 11

What is cancer

Answer 11

It is a group of disorders in which certain cells lose normal control over both their rate of mitosis and the number of divisions they undergo

Question 12

What is meiosis ?

Answer 12

It is a type of division of the nucleus which produces four daughter nuclei, each containing half the chromosome number of the original parent cell.