Unfiled (Intro cards) Flashcards
4 Phases of mitosis?
- Prophase
- Metaphase
- Anaphase
- Telophase
Describe prophase
1st phase of mitosis. Nuclear envelope breaks down.
Describe metaphase
2nd phase of mitosis. Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.
Describe anaphase
3rd phase of mitosis. Chromosomes pulled apart.
Describe telophase
4th phase of mitosis. Nuclear envelopes develop around chromosomes.
What is abiogenesis?
The idea that life came from non-life.
What is an angiosperm?
A covered seed.
Gingko
Fleshy cones with a naked seed. Living fossils.
Dicot
2 cotyledons
Cytokinesis
The division of the cytoplasm
Monocot
Single cotyledon.
Gymnosperm
Naked seed
Characteristics of living things.
Reproduction
Growth
Movement/Response
Cells
Consume nutrients/uses energy
Spontaneous generation
Idea that organisms were suddenly produced by their environment.
Law of biogenesis
Life begets life.