Cycle 2 (Workshop and Study Session) Flashcards
Explain difference between prokaryotes vs. eukaryotes
Prokaryotes: DNA is in nucleoid, replication occurs through binary fission
Eukaryotes: DNA is in nucleus, replication through mitosis and meiosis
Step 1 of Binary Fission
Prokaryotic parent cell initiates replication
Step 2 of Binary Fission
A copy of the cell’s DNA is created
Step 3 of Binary Fission
Cell elongates and cross wall forms
Step 4 of Binary Fission
Cross wall forms completely and daughter cells separate
Define:
Mitosis
Cell division into 2 identical daughter cells
What are the phases of a eukaryotic cell cycle?
Interphase (G0, G1, S, G2), Mitosis (Prophase, Prometaphase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase)
What happens in G1?
Cell growth and differentiation
What happens in S?
DNA Replication
What happens in G2?
Preparation for Mitosis
What happens in prophase of mitosis?
Chromosomes condense and pair up
What happens in prometaphase of mitosis?
Nuclear envelope breaks down, bundles of spindle microtubules grow from centrosomes at spindle poles towards cell centre
What happens in metaphase of mitosis?
Spindles reach final form, chromosomes line up at the spindle midpoint
What happens in anaphase of mitosis?
Sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite spindle poles
What happens in telophase/cytokinesis of mitosis?
Spindle disassembles, chromosomes at each spindle pole decondense, cell pinches in the middle
Altogether, two identical daughter cells are formed
Why is cell division necessary?
Tissue Repair
Multi-Cellular Growth
Regeneration
Maintain high Surface area : Volume Ratio
Why do cells need to maintain a high surface area to volume ratio?
At a large volume, surface area cannot keep up with the demands of the cell
Thus cell must divide to survive
What are the cell cycle checkpoints?
G1/S
G2/M
Mitotic Spindle
What does G1/S checkpoint assess for?
Cell size and DNA damage
What is required for cell to continue through G1/S checkpoint?
Growth factor presence required to enter synthesis (S stage)