Interphase
True or false, a cell spends most of its time in interphase.
True
In the mitosis illustration picture, which letter represents Metaphase?
C
Vocab term:
Spread of cancer cells beyond original site.
Metastasis
_________ Chromatids are structures that contain identical copies of DNA.
Sister.
What are the three main steps in interphase?
G1, S, G2
In the mitosis illustration picture, which letter represents Telophase?
E
Smoking is considered what type of cause of cancer?
External
Which world renowned scientist said they "would rather be hit by a truck than take another bio test"?
Sir Luke Statz
In this step of interphase, each of the 46 chromosomes are duplicated.
S
In the mitosis microscope image, which letter represents Anaphase?
C
The use of drugs used to disrupt the reproduction of cancerous cells.
Chemotherapy
Which would have the fastest rate of diffusion in an NaOH solution?
A basketball, baseball or BB sized agar cube?
The rate of diffusion would be the same.
In this step of interphase, cellular contents, excluding the chromosomes, are duplicated.
G1
The relaxed form of DNA in the cells nucleus.
Chromatin
The use of charged particles used to disrupt the reproduction of cancerous cells.
Radiation therapy
Which would turn completely pink first in an NaOH solution?
A basketball, baseball or BB sized agar cube?
BB
In this step of interphase, the cell double checks the duplicated chromosomes for error, making any needed repair.
G2
Always growing.
Explain why patients often lose their hair while undergoing chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy drugs target rapidly reproducing cells which include hair cells.
Why are cells so small?