what cells be doing
The process a cell goes through as it grows, prepares to divide, and produces two new cells.
What is the cell cycle?
The phase where sister chromatids are pulled apart toward opposite ends of the cell.
What is anaphase?
The smaller building blocks that make up DNA.
What are nucleotides?
A type of asexual reproduction where one organism splits into two identical organisms.
What is binary fission?
This agricultural technique joins tissues from two plants so they grow as one.
What is grafting?
The stage of the cell cycle when the cell grows, copies its DNA, and prepares for division.
What is interphase?
The phase where chromosomes line up along the middle of the cell.
What is metaphase?
DNA in its loose, threadlike form found in the nucleus.
What is chromatin?
Hydra and yeast commonly reproduce using this method.
What is budding?
Sustainability can be threatened when all individuals in a population are genetically identical because they may all be vulnerable to
What is a disease or environmental change?
The molecule that is duplicated before the division stage
What is DNA?
The phase of mitosis where chromosomes become visible.
What is prophase?
and example is the Spirit Bears of coastal British Columbia have a mutated gene that makes their fur white instead of black.
What are neutral mutations?
This type of reproduction occurs when pieces of an organism break off and develop into new individuals.
What is fragmentation?
A major disadvantage of asexual reproduction is a lack of this within a population.
What is genetic diversity (variation)?
During this phase of interphase, a cell copies its DNA so each daughter cell can receive a complete set.
S (synthesis) phase?
The phase where two new nuclei form around the separated chromosomes.
What is telophase?
Organisms whose cells lack a nucleus.
What are prokaryotes?
Potatoes, strawberries, and spider plants commonly reproduce using this process.
What is vegetative reproduction?
Healthy populations and ecosystems depend on this concept, which means meeting today's needs without harming future generations.
What is sustainability?
The reason the cell cycle is important for growth, repair, and the continuation of life.
What is continuity?
The main purpose of mitosis is to maintain this characteristic in daughter cells.
What is genetic continuity?
If there is a mutation where the signalling and checkpoint proteins stop working in the cell cycle, what can happen to the organism?
What is cancer?
Some lizards, including the Komodo dragon, can reproduce without fertilization through this process.
What is parthenogenesis?
Prokaryotes use binary fission instead of mitosis because they lack this structure.
What is a nucleus?