Mitosis and Meiosis
You Come From What???
Good Things Come in 3's
1 x 10 to the “How Many” Meters
Potpourri
100
In meiosis the parent cells are diploid while the daughter cells are this
What is HAPLOID
100
DNA
What are NUCLEOTIDES
100
This small molecule containing 3 high-energy phosphate bonds is the most common energy source in cells
What is ATP
100
One million meters
What is 6
100
This term means “programmed cell death”
What is APOPTOSIS
200
These are the four stages of mitosis
What is PROPHASE, METAPHASE, ANAPHASE, TELOPHASE
200
Proteins
What are AMINO ACIDS
200
These are the 3 classes of cytoskeletal proteins
What are MICROFILAMENTS, INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS, and MICROTUBULES
200
One millimeter
What is -3
200
This fungus is a popular experimental organism
What is YEAST
300
In meiosis the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes is know as this
What is CROSSING OVER
300
Lipids
What are FATTY ACIDS
300
These are the 3 physical forms of gene expression
What are DNA, RNA, and PROTEINS
300
One trillion meters
What is 12
300
Mutations in these types of cells will be inherited
What are GAMETES
400
Mitosis occurs in this type of cell
What is a GERM CELL
400
Polysaccharides
What are SUGARS
400
These are the 3 primary stages of interphase
What are G1, S, and G2
400
One micrometer
What is -6
400
These are the two classes of bases found in nucleotides
What are PURINES and PYRIMIDINES
500
For humans the mating types are male and female. For yeast they are this
What are A and ALPHA
500
Zygote
What are GAMETES
500
These are the 3 mechanisms of mutation
What are SPONTANEOUS, RADIATION, and CHEMICALS
500
One nanometer
What is -9
500
This type of signaling molecule can pass directly through the cell membrane
What is a STEROID
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