Protein Control of Cell Division

Question 1

What is the cytoskeleton provide?

Answer 1

Mechanical supports

Helps maintain organisation within the cell

Question 2

What is the cytoskeleton crucial for?

Answer 2

Cell division

For movement to take place

Question 3

What types of cell only have a cytoskeleton?

Answer 3

Eukaryotes cells

Question 4

How is the movement of amoeba brought about?

Answer 4

Restructuring of the cytoskeleton

Question 5

What are the components of the cytoskeleton?

Answer 5

Actin filaments
Intermediate filaments
Mircrotubules

Question 6

What are microtubules composed of?

Answer 6

Hollow cylinders

Question 7

What are hollow cylinder made of?

Answer 7

Globular proteins called tubulines

Question 8

What do microtubules control?

Answer 8

The location and movement of membrane-bound organelles and other cell components

Question 9

What do microtubules radiate from?

Answer 9

Centromere

Question 10

What is a centromere?

Answer 10

Point in which the spindle fibers grow from

Question 11

What is amoeba?

Answer 11

Single cell organism that lives in a pond

Question 12

What process do microtubules go through to extend?

Answer 12

Polymerisation

Question 13

What process do microtubules go through to shorten?

Answer 13

Depolymerisation

Question 14

What do microtubules form?

Answer 14

Spindle Fibres which are active during cell division

Question 15

Where is the centrosome would be located?

Answer 15

North and south poles of the cell