Cell Cycle Stages
What is a cell cycle?
The cycle of a cell's growth and division.
Why do cells divide?
To multiply and make more cells.
What organelle is like a surrounding around the cell to keep it together?
Cell Membrane
What does interphase G1 do?
Copies DNA
What is the first stage in the cell cycle?
Interphase G1
What is the reason cells divide?
Growth, Repair, or Reproduction
What is the name of this gel-like substance in a cell?
Cytoplasm
What does interphase S do?
It Prepares the Cell to divide.
What is the second stage in the cell cycle?
Interphase S
What is an example of what cells need to do before dividing?
Grow, Copy Genetic information, Go Through Checkpoints, and Prepare for Mitosis
What is a stronger structure that supports a plant cell?
Cell Wall
What does Interphase G2 do?
It Prepares the Cell for Mitosis and Meiosis
What is the third stage in the cell cycle?
Interphase G2
What is the name of the X shaped part in the cell?
Chromosomes
What organelle stores food, water, energy, and waste and what is the organelle makes energy into glucose in a plant cell?
Vacuole and Chloroplasts
What does Mitosis do?
The Cell Duplicates Everything Inside of it, Then it Splits Into Two Identical Daughter Cells
What is the last two stages in the cell cycle?
Mitosis and Cytokinesis
What do chromosomes have in the middle to keep themselves together?
Centromeres
What is the brain organelle of the cell and what is the organelle that makes chemical reactions?
Nucleus and Mitochondria
What does Meiosis do?
It is the Process that is Required to Reproduce Egg and Sperm for Sexual Reproduction