Chromosomes
Cell Cycle
Cancer
Mitosis
Miscellaneous
100
A chromosome is made up of these two substances.
What are DNA and protein?
100
The repeating sequence of growth and division that a cell will go through during its life.
The cell cycle.
100
This is a disease of unregulated cell division.
What is cancer?
100
The two reasons a cell will divide by mitosis.
What are growth and repair?
100
The symbol for a haploid cell.
What is "n"?
200
After the DNA has been copied, the two chromosomes are held together by this.
What is a centromere?
200
The part of the cell cycle in which the cell is carrying out routine cell functions.
What is G1?
200
When a cell ignores the cell cycle checkpoints, this disease can result.
What is cancer?
200
The stage of mitosis during which the nuclear membrane dissolves.
What is prophase?
200
The symbol for a diploid cell.
What is "2n"?
300
The two replicated copies of DNA.
What are sister chromatids?
300
The part of the cell cycle where DNA is replicated.
What is S phase?
300
A large pile of rapidly dividing cells.
What is a tumor?
300
The stage of mitosis during which chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell.
What is metaphase?
300
The haploid number of human chromosomes.
What is 23?
400
What a chromosome looks like in a cell that is not dividing.
What is a line?
400
These control whether or not a cell will advance to the next stage of the cell cycle.
What are checkpoints?
400
The term for a cancer cell that has left its original tissue to travel through the body.
What is metastasis?
400
The cell organelle that reels in chromosomes from the equator to the poles of the cell.
What are centrioles?
400
The number of chromosomes in a human somatic cell.
What is 46?  (It is diploid, "2n")
500
What a chromosome looks like in a cell that is dividing.
What is an X?
500
At this checkpoint, if there are errors in DNA copying, a cell must commit apoptosis.
What is the G2 checkpoint?
500
Chimney sweeps in the 1800s were often diagnosed with scrotal cancer caused by this.
What is coal tar (dust)?
500
During anaphase, chromosomes are attached to spindle fibers at this point.
What is the centromere?
500
The number of chromosomes in a human zygote.
What is 46?
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