Vocabulary
This is the number of daughter cells formed during meiosis
Meiosis has the purpose of doing this
What is reproduction?
This is the approximation of how much of a cell’s life is interphase
What is 90%?
This is why sperm and egg cells only have 23 chromosomes each
What is humans only need 46?
These are the reactants of cellular respiration
What are glucose and oxygen?
During the “S” phase of cell division, this happens
What is the replication of DNA?
When a cell has two sets of chromosomes, it is called this
What is a diploid cell? (Half points for ”2n)
This occurs to a cell’s size during G1
This is why haploids are sometimes abbreviated as “n”
What is they only have one set of chromosomes?
Protein pumps are an example of this kind of transport
What is active transport?
Chromatin are these
What are long, thin strands of DNA?
Mitosis does this
What is Growth, healing, and replacing?
***DAILY DOUBLE***
This is the phase of mitosis in which cells split to form 2 daughter cells
What is cytokinesis?
This is the reason why you don’t look exactly like your mom or your dad
What is because you have chromosomes from both (one set each)?
This organelle is a kind of genetic material, but is single-stranded
What is RNA?
During prophase, these form
What are spindle fibers?
Another name for ”body cells” (starts with an “s”)
What are Somatic cells?
This is the phase in which chromosomes line up in the center of the cell
What is metaphase?
This is why cells need to divide
What is for reproduction, growth, development, and replacement? (Depending on which type of division, meiosis or mitosis)?
All living things respond to ______
Centromeres do this
What is holding the sister chromatids together?
Another name for reproductive cells (starts with a “g”)
What are gametes?
This is the part of the cell cycle that prokaryotes are unable to perform
What is mitosis?
***DAILY DOUBLE***
This is why it is important that every sperm and every egg cell are created differently
What is so that everyone is different and has different traits?
This is the part of a microscope that allows you to change the amount of light on the object
What is the diaphragm?