Words that start with "C"
What is the condensed form of DNA?
Chromosome
What is one reason cells divide?
repair of damaged cells, growth and development, reproduction
What is the stage where chromosomes are lined up in the middle of the cell?
Metaphase
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What is the female gamete called?
Egg
A bacteria cell splitting into an exact copy is an example of what type of asexual reproduction?
Fission
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What is the loose, stringy form of DNA?
Chromatin
When a parent cell divides, it creates two new _______________ cells
daughter
What is the phase where two new nuclei form inside the cell?
Telophase
What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?
Genetic diversity, resilience to changing conditions, resistance to disease, etc.
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One advantage of asexual reproduction is that it requires less _______________ and _____________________.
time, energy
What is one of the pair of identical chromosomes?
Chromatid or Sister Chromatid
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What percentage of their lives do cells spend in mitosis?
10%
***DOUBLE JEOPARDY***What is the stage where the chromosomes in DNA have been copied, chromosomes are condensed, and the nuclear membrane dissolves?
Prophase
A fertilized cell is called a ____________________.
Zygote
What type of asexual reproduction is when an offspring grows from a piece of its parent?
What is the area where the two sister chromatids are tightly joined together?
Centromere
What is a centromere?
The area or protein where two sister chromatids join together
What is the phase where the cytoplasm is separated into two new daughter cells?
Cytokinesis
This is a cluster of dividing cells made by a fertilized egg.
Blastocyst
What type of asexual reproduction uses a reproductive cell capable of developing into a new individual without fusion with another reproductive cell?
Spores
What is the organelle where spindle fibers come from?
Centriole
What is the name of the structure that comes from the centriole and attaches to the centromeres during cell division?
spindle fibers
What is the phase where spindle fibers pull sister chromatids apart to opposite sides of the cell?
Anaphase
This is the stage where internal organs and external structures start to develop.
Embryo
What type of asexual reproduction is when a small growth on an organism splits off and grows into a new organism?
Budding