Week 4-5: Cell Cycle

Question 1

a repeating series of events that include growth, DNA synthesis, and cell division

Answer 1

cell cycle

Question 2

three phases grouped together as interphase

Answer 2

G1, S, G2

Question 3

a repeating series of events that include growth, DNA synthesis, and cell division

Answer 3

mitosis

Question 4

four distinct phases of mitosis

Answer 4

prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase

Question 5

first and longest of mitosis

Answer 5

prophase

Question 6

phase in which sister chromatids separate

Answer 6

telophase

Question 7

final step in cell division

Answer 7

cytokinesis

Question 8

forms along the cells equator

Answer 8

cell plate

Question 9

the exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of homologous choromosomes

Answer 9

crossing-over

Question 10

process of pairing the homologous chromosomes

Answer 10

synapsis

Question 11

LAW

when any individual produces gametes, the copies of a gene separate so that each gamete receives only one copy (one allele) of that gen

Answer 11

Law of Segregation

Question 12

LAW

states that separate genes for separate traits are passed independently of one another from parents to offspring

Answer 12

Law of Independent Assortment

Question 13

the random fertilization of a gamete from the female using a gamete from the male

Answer 13

sexual reproduction

Question 14

mechanism that produces haploid cells; type of cell division that halves the number of chromosomes

Answer 14

meiosis

Question 15

During this stage, the nucleus membrane disintegrates and microtubule spindles invade the center of the cell

Answer 15

prometaphase