mitosis
The phase of mitosis where chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes.
Prophase
The phase where homologous chromosomes are separated and pulled to opposite poles.
What is the name of the network of interconnected membranes that serves as a transportation system within the cell
Endoplasmic reticulum
What is the name of the process by which cells divide to create new cells?
Cell Division
What is the type of solution called that causes a cell to swell due to water entering the cell?
Hypotonic
The process by which the cytoplasm of a parent cell divides, resulting in two daughter cells.
Cytokinesis
The term for the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis.
Crossing Over
What is the name of the tiny structures responsible for protein synthesis?
Ribosomes
Who is credited with proposing the idea that all living organisms are composed of cells?
Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden
What is the term for the condition in which the concentration of solutes is equal on both sides of the membrane?
Isotonic
The phase in which chromosomes align at the cell's equator.
the structure formed by a pair of homologous chromosomes during meiosis I.
tetrad
What is the name of the control center of the cell, containing the cell's DNA (genetic material)?
nucleus
Which of the following is NOT a principle of cell theory?
D.Cells can spontaneously generate from non-living matter.
What term is used for the movement of molecules out of a cell via vesicles that fuse with the plasma membrane?
Exocytosis
The region of the chromosome where sister chromatids are joined together.
centromere
The phase in meiosis II where sister chromatids are finally separated.
Anaphase 2
What is the gel-like substance within the cell membrane that contains all the cell's organelles?
cytoplasm
What is the name of the scientist who proposed the idea that cells arise from existing cells?
Rudolf Virchow
In what type of transport do molecules move through a membrane via transport proteins, but without energy input from the cell?
Facilitated diffusion
The structure that forms during mitosis to separate sister chromatids.
spindle Fibers
The process by which the chromosome number is reduced from diploid to haploid.
Reduction Division
What is the name of the thin, flexible barrier that encloses the cell and regulates what enters and exits?
plasma membrane
What is the significance of cell theory in biology?
It provides a unifying framework for understanding life processes.
Which type of transport allows for the selective uptake of specific molecules by binding them to receptors on the cell surface?
Receptor-mediated endocytosis