Life Cycle of a Cell

Question 1

What are the two phases of the cell cycle

Answer 1

interphase and the mitotic phase

Question 2

where all normal cellular activities occur

Answer 2

interphase

Question 3

cell growth ending when the cell has reached maturity

Answer 3

G1 phase

Question 4

the period where DNA undergoes replication

Answer 4

S phase

Question 5

continued period of growth and reorganization in preparation for mitosis

Answer 5

G2 phase

Question 6

when the cell divides its genetic material and cytoplasm between two daughter cells

Answer 6

mitotic phase

Question 7

Write out the process of prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase

Question 8

P_____________
M_____________
A_____________
T_____________

Answer 8

Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase

Question 9

occurs at the same time as telophase

Answer 9

cell division or cytokinesis

Question 10

occurs in animal cells and is caused by muscle-like fibers in the cytoskeleton which pinch the cell like a drawstring

Answer 10

cleavage furrowing

Question 11

occurs in plants where a new cell wall is formed down the middle of the cell and splits the mother cell into two daughter cells

Answer 11

cell plate formation

Question 12

how do organisms reproduce?

Answer 12

asexual and sexual reproduction

Question 13

the two cells which come together to form a new organism

Answer 13

gamete

Question 14

how many chromosomes does a gamete have?

Answer 14

half as many

Question 15

a type of cell division that makes sexual reproduction possible

Answer 15

meiosis

Question 16

how is meiosis 1 divided

Answer 16

Interphase 1
Prophase 1
Metaphase 1
Anaphase 1
Telophase 1

Question 17

how is meiosis divided?

Answer 17

meiosis 1 and meiosis 2

Question 18

how is meiosis 2 divided?

Answer 18

Prophase 2
Metaphase 2
Anaphase 2
Telophase 2