What are the stages of the cell cycle? You must include all of them to earn credit.
Gap 1
Synthesis
Gap 2
Mitosis
What do you call the region at the tips of chromosomes that function to protect the DNA from damage but do not code for genes?
telomeres
Give an example of an external factor that is a physical signal.
cell-to-cell contact
True or False: Cancer cells can divide in the absence of growth factors.
True
What occurs in the G2 Checkpoint?
G2 Checkpoint – checks for cell size and ensures DNA was accurately duplicated
True or False: Mitosis produces all cells in the body and generates two genetically identical daughter cells.
True or False:
Mitosis produces all BODY (somatic) cells and generates two genetically identical daughter cells.
Give an example of an internal factor.
cyclines/kinases
List one advantage and one disadvantage of asexual reproduction.
+ → beneficial in favorable, consistent environments; all of the offspring that result from asexual reproduction can themselves reproduce
– → with identical genetics, organisms cannot adapt to changing environments and populations can die out
In __, cells are unlikely to divide but they continue to carry out normal functions.
G0 (G Zero)
Name the Phase
Nuclear membranes begin to form.
Chromosomes start to uncoil.
Spindle fibers fall apart.
telophase
What is an enzyme that transfers a phosphate group from one molecule to a specific target molecule?
kinase
List 3 types of asexual reproduction.
mitosis, binary fission, budding, fragmentation, vegetative reproduction
DNA wraps around proteins like beads on a string to form a more condensed structure. These proteins are called…
histones
Name the Phase
Sister chromatids are pulled to opposite poles of the cell.
anaphase
What type of tumors metastasize and can form more tumors?
malignant tumors
What do we call a cell that can divide for long periods of time while remaining undifferentiated?
stem cells
Match the term to its definition:

1. A
2. C
3. B
Differentiate between cytokinesis in plant cells compared to animal cells.
In animal cells, the membrane forms a cleavage furrow that is pulled inward by tiny filaments.
In plant cells, the cell wall makes pinching inward impossible. Instead, a cell plate forms between the two nuclei.
Define carcinogens.
substances known to produce/promote the development of cancer
Which scientist proposed that all living things are made of cells?
Theodor Schwann