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The Cell Cycle & Cell Division_11.1 Flashcards

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1
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The process which most cells in an organism go through a cycle of growth, development, and division.

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Cell cycle

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Through this cycle, organisms grow, develop, replace old or damaged cells, and produce new cells.

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Cell cycle

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The two main phases in the cell cycle are…

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Interphase and the mitotic phase

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The phase in the cell cycle when cells grow and develop

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Interphase

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5
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A cell spends most of its life in…

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Interphase

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6
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During the Interphase, most cells go through…

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G1, S, and G2

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What occurs during G1?

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Rapid growth and replication, or copying, of the membrane-bound structures called organelles

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What occurs during S?

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Copying of DNA, and the genetic information in a cell

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9
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What occurs during G2?

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Preparation for cell division

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10
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The phase in the cell cycle when cells reproduce

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Mitotic phase

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The shorter phase of the cell cycle

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Mitotic phase

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12
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The mitotic phase has two stages:

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Mitosis and cytokinesis

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13
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Division of nucleus and its contents

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Mitosis

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14
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Division of cytoplasm and its contents

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Cytokinesis

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15
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The mitotic phase creates…

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Two new identical cells

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At the end of the mitotic phase the original cell…

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No longer exists

17
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The time it takes to complete the cell cycle depends on…

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The type of cell that is dividing

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Eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound…

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Organelles

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The time it takes for a cell to complete the cell cycle _______

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Varies

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A cell with membrane-bound structures

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Eukaryotic

21
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Newly produced cells begin interphase with…

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A period of rapid growth

22
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Rapid growth can also be described as…

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Cells getting bigger

23
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After rapid growth comes…

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Cellular activities such as making proteins

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Next, actively dividing cells…

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Make copies of their DNA and prepare for cell division

25
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Copied DNA from actively dividing cells is called…

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Chromatin

26
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Long, thin strands of DNA

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Chromatin

27
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The nucleus contains many strands of…

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Chromatin tangled together

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What are the steps that take place in the interphase in order?

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Rapid growth, cellular activities, actively dividing cells make copies of their DNA and prepare for cell division

29
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What is longest STAGE in the cell cycle?

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G1

30
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During this stage, a cell grows and carries out its normal cell functions

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G1

31
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During this stage, a cell continues to grow and copies its DNA

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S

32
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The S stage results in…

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Identical strands of DNA

33
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Identical strands of DNA ensure that…

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Each new cell gets a copy of the original cell’s genetic information

34
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Each strand of DNA coils up and forms a…

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Chromosome

35
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Identical chromosomes join together forming…

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A duplicated chromosome

36
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A duplicated chromosome looks like…

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An X

37
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A pair of identical chromosomes is called a…

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Duplicated chromosome

38
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Two identical chromosomes called _____ make up a duplicated chromosome

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Sister chromatids

39
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Sister chromatids are held together by a structure called the…

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Centromere

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