Famous Organelles
Interphase or Mitosis?
Words that begin with the letter "C"
What am I?
Just a phase
100
This organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell.
What is mitochondria?
100
The cell grows during G1 Phase
What is Interphase
100
The process every cell goes through to grow, repair and reproduce.
What is the cell cycle?
100
I conduct electrical impulses and have many long branches.
What is a nerve cell (neuron)?
100
Chromosomes line up along the middle of the cell.
What is metaphase?
200
This organelle releases spindle fibers and is involved in cell division.
What is centrioles?
200
Chromosomes condense and centrioles move to opposite poles of the cell.
What is mitosis?
200
The division of one cell into two
What is cytokinesis?
200
I have a biconcave shape and contain hemoglobin.
What is a red blood cell?
200
Nucleoli reappear and the nuclear envelope begins to reform.
What is telophase?
300
A network of branching tubes that transports materials like proteins through the cell.
What is the endoplasmic reticulum?
300
DNA is copied in the nucleus of the cell.
What is Interphase
300
The result of uncontrolled cell division.
What is cancer?
300
I am only found in the umbilical cord, bone marrow and the third molar.
What is an adult stem cell?
300
Chromosomes are pulled apart at the centromere by spindle fibers.
What is anaphase
400
This organelle collects and processes materials to be released from the cell.
What is the golgi apparatus (golgi bodies)?
400
Chromosomes are pulled apart at the centromere towards opposite ends of the cell.
What is mitosis?
400
Tobacco smoke, asbestos and UV radiation are all examples of these.
What are carcinogens?
400
I am a thin sheet of tightly packed cells that covers body surfaces and lines internal organs.
What is epithelial tissue?
400
The cell grows and passes its first checkpoint.
What is G1 phase?
500
These are found in the cytoplasm, surround the rough endoplasmic reticulum and make proteins.
What is ribosomes?
500
The cell pinches inward, chromosomes become thinner and less visible and the nuclear envelope reforms.
What is mitosis
500
This is a way doctors can screen for cancer.
What is a CT scan?
500
I am a group of specialized tissue that provides support and protection for various parts of the body.
What is connective tissue?
500
Organelles are duplicated and the 2nd checkpoint is passed.
What is G2 Phase?
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