The Cell Cycle

Question 1

What does cell cycle mean?

Answer 1

process of cellular reproduction, in which one cell divides to become two identical cells.

Question 2

As the cell grows, what increases much more rapidly than the surface area?

Answer 2

the volume

Question 3

As the cell grows, the volume increase much more rapidly than the surface area. This causes the surface area to volume ratio to ____, which may cause difficulty supplying nutrients and expelling waste.

Answer 3

decrease

Question 4

By keeping the surface area to volume ratio ______, cells can sustain themselves more easily

Answer 4

higher

Question 5

What is the equation to calculate surface area?

Answer 5

SA = (length x width) x number of sides

Question 6

What is the equation to calculate volume?

Answer 6

V = length x width x height

Question 7

What is the key factor that limits the size of a cell is the ratio of?

Answer 7

surface area to volume

Question 8

What is Interphase?

Answer 8

the stage during which the cell grows, carries out cellular functions, and replicates, or makes copies of its DNA in preparation for the next stage of the cycle.

Question 9

What is Mitosis?

Answer 9

the stage during which the cell’s nucleus and the nuclear material divide.

Question 10

What is Cytokinesis?

Answer 10

stage during which a cell’s cytoplasm divides, creating two new cells.