Cycles of Cell Cycle
What happens to cells during the cell cycle ?
Cell division
How many phases make up mitosis?
4
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During which specific phase of the cell cycle is there initial growth as the cell prepares for division?
G1
Cytokinesis creates how many daughter cells?
2
What is cancer?
When cells are no longer able to regulate their growth
True or False: Chromosomes line up on opposite ends of the cell during Metaphase.
False
Half of a chromosome is known as a _________.
Sister Chromatids
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What are stem cells?
Cells that can develop into other types of specialized cells
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True or False: Centrioles move to opposite ends of the cell during Prophase
True
During S phase, DNA replication is a ______ process.
Semi-conservative
True or false: Cytokinesis is the division of the organelles and cytoplasm
What is the difference between internal and external regulators?
Internal regulators regulate processes inside the cell
External regulators regulate processes outside the cell
During which phase of Mitosis does the nuclear envelope dissolve?
Prophase
During which specific phase of the cell cycle does the cell experience rapid growth?
G2
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At what phase in cell division do the spindle fibers pull the chromosomes to opposite poles of the cell?
Anaphase
What is apoptosis?
Programmed cell death
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What is the importance of the cell cycle to multicellular organisms with respect to tissue repair?
The cell cycle replaces damaged, worn, and aging cells
List the phases of the entire cell cycle in order.
Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis
Spindle fibers attach to the centromeres and chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell during this phase of cell division.
Metaphase
What is the difference between benign and malignant tumors?
Benign tumors do not spread
Malignant tumors spread and cause harm to the body