CELL DIVISION
What is the process called when one cell splits into two?
A: What is cell division?
The period when a cell is not dividing is called this phase.
What is interphase?
These cells carry oxygen in our blood.
What are red blood cells?
Bacteria are this type of organism, visible only under a microscope.
What are microorganisms?
This type of cell division creates two identical daughter cells.
A: What is mitosis?
This is the first stage of mitosis where chromosomes become visible.
What is prophase?
This type of cell is found in plants but not in animals.
What are plant cells?
Unlike animal cells, bacteria cells don't have this control center.
What is a nucleus?
How many cells are created when one cell divides?
A: What is two?
The final stage of the cell cycle where one cell splits into two.
What is cytokinesis?
These cells protect our body from germs.
What are white blood cells?
This structure surrounds and protects a bacteria cell.
What is a cell wall?
This structure, made of DNA, is copied before cell division.
A: What is a chromosome?
This checkpoint ensures the cell is ready to divide.
What is the G2 checkpoint?
This type of cell sends electrical signals in our body.
What is a nerve cell (or neuron)?
Some bacteria have this hair-like structure that helps them move.
What is a flagellum?
This type of cell division creates four cells with half the original number of chromosomes.
A: What is meiosis?
The stage of mitosis where chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.
What is metaphase?
These cells in plants capture energy from sunlight.
What are chloroplasts?
Bacteria can exchange genetic material through this process.
What is conjugation?