mitosis
what are the 4 parts of mitosis?
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase
what is meiosis? fill in the blank
a process of nuclear ________ division creating a _______ number of chromosomes.
chromosomes and hapoloid
the cell spends __% of its life carrying out normal functions
90
the cell _________ and starts to pinch the middle
elongates
what is cancer?
cancer is when the body cells lose ability to control growth
prophase: centrioles move to the opposite ends of the cell. True or false
true
meiosis is only used to create what type of cells?
genetic
this is the preparation time for the cell to get ready for...
mitosis
what does the cytoplasm divide itself as?
organells
a tumor is....
the mass of cells
metaphase: spindle fibers move chromosomes apart from each other. True or false
false because it moves them to the middle until they are lined up.
Meiosis only occurs in the...
reproductive organs
does the replication of DNA occur in interphase or Mitosis?
interphase
in a plant a new ___ ___ is formed and divides the cell in/into ____
cell wall and half
what is the difference between benign and malignant?
benign means that something isn't cancerous, and malignant is when something is cancerous and spreads to other tissue.
anaphase: centrioles on each end pull on the chromosomes. True or false
false because it is pulling on the centromeres not the chromosomes.
gametes must contain the _______ number of cells
haploid
is the cytoplasm doubled, tripled, or quadrupled?
doubled
once the cell is done with cytokinesis, it starts back at...
interphase
what is one type of treatment you can get if you would happen to have cancer?
surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation.
telophase: the 2 clusters on each side start to unwind and become chromatin again. True or false
true
what happens something goes wrong in meiosis?
it could cause the child to have a disorder such as down syndrome.
does the cell grow in size or by doubling?
size
how many parts are there to cytokinesis?
none. there are only parts in mitosis
what are somethings that could cause cancer?
the environment, other humans, and/or defective genes.