Cell Growth, Division, and Reproduction
Attachment of the spindle fibers to the centromeres is a characteristic of which stage of mitosis?
Metaphase
This type of reproduction requires two parents.
Sexual reproduction
The color of light that is LEAST useful to a plant during photosynthesis is ________.
Green
What does a prokaryotic cell NOT have?
A nucleus
Which characteristic of life is described by DNA passed to offspring?
Reproduction
Identical copies of chromatin held together at the centromere are called...
Sister chromatids
In the cell cycle, the cell spends most of its time in ______________.
Interphase
How are lactic acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation similar?
They have the same reactants
Which organelle breaks down other organelles that are either worn down or broken?
Lysosome
The traditional "if... then..." statement
A hypothesis
Chromosomes are duplicated during what stage of the cell cycle?
S Phase
An organism of an early stage of development is _______.
Embryo
The first step in getting energy in the cell by breaking down glucose is known as __________.
Glycolysis
Which method of membrane transport requires energy from ATP to move molecules or ions from one side of the membrane to the other?
Active transport
What is the role of a control group in an experiment?
It has no changes made to it
Which type of cell can differentiate into any kind of cell?
Totipotent
Which type of cell can differentiate into many, but not all types of cells?
Multipotent cells
The Krebs cycle takes place within the ____________.
Mitochondria
Which term describes the relatively constant internal physical condition of an organism?
Homeostasis
A scientific theory is:
A well supported explanation
The timing in the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells is believed to be controlled by a group of closely related proteins known as ________________.
Cyclins
The cell cycle is regulated by a series of _________________ that ensure proper DNA replication and cell division.
Checkpoints
What materials are needed for cellular respiration? (reactants)
Glucose and oxygen
The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called __________.
Osmosis
What is the logical process of forming broad generalizations or hypotheses from specific observations and patterns in nature?
Inductive reasoning