REPRODUCTION
MITOSIS
KEY TERMS
MEIOSIS
DO YOU REMEMBER?
100
X+X.
What is a female?
100
The chromosome copies divide, spindle fibers pull chromosomes to opposite poles.
What is Anaphase?
100
The region of sister chromatids where they are joined together.
What is the Centromere?
100
Cell having only one chromosome of each type.
What is a Haploid?
100
The two main categories of cells.
What are Prokaroytic and Eukaryotic Cells?
200
Unique offspring of two organisms.
What is Sexual Reproduction?
200
The chromosomes coil up, nuclear envelope disappears, and spindle fibers form.
What is Prophase?
200
Double-coiled DNA in a dividing cell.
What is a Chromosome?
200
A fertilized cell (the result of fertilization).
What is a Zygote?
200
Water molecules stick to each other.
What is Cohesion?
300
The process by which two gamete cells unite.
What is Fertilization?
300
The chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell, spindle fibers connect to the chromosomes.
What is Metaphase?
300
A pair of chromosomes that have the same size and shape and contain the same genes.
What are Homologous Chromosomes?
300
Cell division where the number of chromosomes is cut in half (results in haploids).
What is Meiosis?
300
The four macromolecules.
What are Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids?
400
X+Y.
What is a male?
400
The chromosomes uncoil, nuclear envelopes form, 2 new nuclei are formed, and spindle fibers disappear.
What is Telophase?
400
Long, thread-like DNA in non-dividing cell.
What is a Chromatid?
400
Cell having two of each type of chromosome.
What is a Diploid?
400
A special type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction (catalyst).
What is an Enzyme?
500
Identical offspring are produced by a single organism.
What is Asexual Reproduction?
500
The division of the nucleus into 2 nuclei.
What is Mitosis?
500
The structure that forms during cytokinesis in plants and eventually leads to the plasma membrane and cell wall of the two daughter plants.
What is a Cell Plate?
500
Reproductive cells.
What is a Gamete?
500
All living things maintain a constant internal balance.
What is Homeostasis?
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