Chapter 4 Mitosis

Question 1

What is Cell Division?

Answer 1

Organisms can use cell division to reproduce sexually or asexually

Question 2

Molecule that stores hereditary information (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Answer 2

DNA

Question 3

DNA wrapped its own protein which looks like a diffused structure (non dividing)

Answer 3

Chromatin

Question 4

Condensed structure (found in a dividing cell) constriction point in the center

Answer 4

Chromosome

Question 5

Constriction point dividing the chromosome into 2 sections

Answer 5

Centromere

Question 6

When a chromosome replicates itself held together by the centromere

Answer 6

Sister Chromatid

Question 7

One of two identical halves of a replicated chromosome

Answer 7

Chromatid

Question 8

Protein that appears during cell division on each sister chromatic structure

Answer 8

Kinetochore

Question 9

Haploid Cells

Answer 9

Have 23 chromosomes haploid only contains 1 set of chromosomes and half the chromosomes of diploid cells

Question 10

Diploid cell

Answer 10

Have 2 complete sets of chromosomes in them (written as 2n (n= number of chromosomes)) 46 chromosomes in a diploid cell

Question 11

Somatic cells

Answer 11

All of our bodies cells except gametes

Question 12

Gametes

Answer 12

Reproductive cell (Ex: Sperm and eggs)

Question 13

Organelle that regulates the cell division (in animal cells) consists of 2 centrioles

Answer 13

Centrosomes

Question 14

Centrioles

Answer 14

Help organize micro tubes in animal crlls