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1
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What is mitosis?

A

Cell division of somatic cells

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2
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Why is mitosis necessary?

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For growth

To replace dead cells

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3
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What is a histone?

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The protein around which DNA folds

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4
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How many chromosomes does a human cell have?

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46

23 pairs

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5
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What do chromosomes look like when replicated?

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Like an x

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What does an unreplicated chromosome look like?

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Like a vague S

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What is the first phase of the cell cycle?

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Interphase

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8
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What happens during interphase?

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Three phases occur

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9
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What are the phases within interphase?

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G1
S
G2

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What happens during the G1 phase?

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The cell grows

The cellular content replicates

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What happens during the S phase?

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Synthesis

DNA replication

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What happens during the G2 phase?

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The cell checks that replication happened correctly

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13
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How many phases of karyokinesis are there?

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Four

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What are the four phases of mitosis?

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Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase

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What is a chromatid?

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The one half of the ‘x’ of a replicated chromosome

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16
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What connects the two chromatids of a chromosome?

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The centromere

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17
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How do you remember the four phases of mitosis?

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PMAT

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What happens during prophase?

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The nuclear membrane, nucleus and nucleolus disintegrate
Chromosomes condense
In an animal cell, the centrioli move to opposite poles
They form spindle fibres

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What happens during metaphase?

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The chromosomes line up down the equatorial line (in the middle of the cell)
Spindle fibres attach to the centromeres

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What happens during anaphase?

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The spindle fibres of the centrioles shorten and pull the chromosomes apart
Chromatids separate and move to opposite poles
Cytokinesis begins

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What happens during telophase?

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The nuclear and plasma membrane form in the different daughter cells
Nucleolus forms
Spindle fibres disappear

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What happens during cytokinesis?

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The cells separate
Animal: cytoplasm invaginate
Plant: transverse wall /cell plate forms

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23
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What is the main purpose of mitosis?

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A mother cell divides to form two daughter cells

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24
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Do the daughter cells differ, either from the mother cell or from each other?

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No, they are all identical and have the same genetic material

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What are chromosomes?

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Thread-like structures found in the cell nucleus in all cells

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26
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What do chromosomes do?

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Transfer hereditary characteristics from generation to generation

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27
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How do chromosomes appear when not dividing?

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As a mass of threads in the nucleus called the chromatin network

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28
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What happens to the chromatin network when the cells divide?

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The chromatin network condenses
The threads become thicker and shorter
They become single stranded chromosomes

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29
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What is the structure of a chromosome like?

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The nucleic acid DNA that is wrapped helically around histones

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30
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What is a gene?

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A DNA segment along the length of each chromosome

31
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What does a gene do?

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Controls a specific hereditary characteristic

32
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What is replication?

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When all genetic material in the nucleus duplicates itself

33
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How does the chromosome appear after replication?

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Two identical units called chromatids

34
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How are chromatids joined?

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By a centromere

35
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What happens when a cell gets cancer?

A

Its mitosis is no longer controlled

36
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What causes cancer?

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A mutation in a particular part of the DNA

37
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What does your body do to try and prevent cancer?

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The checks before prophase

The cell will “commit suicide”

38
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What can cause cancer?

A

Carcinogens (cancer causing agents)

39
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What is a tumour?

A

A mass of cells

40
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What are the two types of tumours?

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Benign

Malignant

41
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What is a benign tumour?

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A tumour that doesn’t grow
Does not penetrate tissues
Usually enclosed in a capsule

42
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What is a malignant tumour?

A

A tumour that grows

43
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What does a malignant tumour do?

A

Squashes healthy cells

Steals nutrients from other cells

44
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How are cancer cells different?

A

They do not listen to signals to stop growing

Spread around the body

45
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How do cancer cells spread to the rest of the body?

A

Through the blood stream

46
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How do cancer cells steal nutrients?

A

They produce proteins to grow blood vessels

47
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What is metastasis?

A

It refers to the spread of malignant cancer cells

48
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How is cancer identified?

A

Sometimes physical lumps are visible
Sometimes symptoms can indicate it
Blood tests can reveal whether you truly do have cancer

49
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What does a carcinogen do?

A

Causes a change or mutation in the DNA

50
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What are examples of carcinogens?

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Cigarette smoke
Radiation
X rays
UV light
Food additives
Dangerous chemicals
A virus can cause cancer as well
51
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How can a virus cause cancer?

A

Viruses mutate cells’ DNA

This can cause the cell to become cancerous

52
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What kind of viruses can cause cancer?

A 
HPV virus (cervical cancer)
Hepatitis B or C
53
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Is cancer contagious?

A

No, but the causes (like the viruses) are sometimes contagious

54
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Is it true that only females can get breast cancer?

A

No, males can get it too

55
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What is a doctor that treats and deals with cancer?

A

Oncologist

56
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What kind of tests are used to identify cancer?

A

X-rays: to look for a tumour
Blood tests
Biopsy- to test the actual tumour cells

57
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What are some of the cancer treatments?

A

Chemotherapy
Removal
Radiotherapy
Cryotherapy

58
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What is chemotherapy?

A

The patient is given a mixture of chemicals to destroy the cancer cells

59
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What is radiotherapy?

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When radiation is used to focus on the particular spot where the cancer is

60
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What is cryotherapy?

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The cancer cells are frozen with liquid nitrogen

61
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What ability do cells in multicellular organisms have?

A

To divide continuously

61
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What two types of cells exist in the human body?

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Somatic cells

Gametes

62
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What are somatic cells?

A

Body cells

63
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What are gametes?

A

Sex cells

Female eggs or male sperm

64
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What kind of cell division is when gametes are formed?

A

Meiosis

65
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What is the cell cycle?

A

The period during which a cell grows, replicates and divides

66
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How is the cell cycle divided?

A

Interphase

Mitosis

67
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What is the longest part of the cell cycle?

A

Interphase

68
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What is interphase?

A

The period between two consecutive cell divisions

69
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What are the two phases of mitosis?

A

Karyokinesis

Cytokinesis

70
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What is karyokinesis?

A

Division of the nucleus and chromosomes

71
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What is cytokinesis?

A

Division of the cytoplasm, organelles and cell membrane

72
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Why is mitosis important?

A

Growth
Repairs
Worn out cells are replaced
In some plants: asexual reproduction

73
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What happens to a cancer cell?

A

It loses its original function

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