What is the basic unit of life?
The Cell.
What is the phase in the Cell Cycle after Interphase?
G1.
What is the order of the cycles of Meiosis?
Prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I, Prophase II, Metaphase II, Anaphase II, & Telophase II
During which phase of mitosis do spindle fibers first form?
Prophase.
What is a cell that contains a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles?
Eukaryotes.
What happens if the cell starts dividing uncontrollably?
Cancer/Tumor.
What are the cells that go through Meiosis?
Gametes.
What is the stage of mitosis where the sister chromatids separate and move towards opposite poles of the cell?
Anaphase.
What is an organelle containing digestive enzymes?
Lysosome.
During which stage of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
S Phase.
What is this phase?
Metaphase I.
What is the final phase of Mitosis?
Telophase.
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria.
What is the purpose of the G1 and G2 phases of interphase?
To allow the cell to grow and prepare for DNA replication and cell division.
Homologous paternal and maternal chromosomes pair up along the midline of the cell. What phase is this?
Metaphase I.
Mitosis results in the formation of what?
2 Genetically Identical Daughter Cells.
What is the organelle that functions in the synthesis of proteins?
Ribosomes.
What is the longest stage in the Cell Cycle?
What is the process by which a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells?
Mitosis.
What would happen if the chromosomes could not reproduce during the S phase of interphase?
Apoptosis.