DNA Basics
Cell Cycle Stages
Mitosis Madness
Meiosis Mastery
Chromosome Chronicles
100
What are the base pairing rules in DNA?
A pairs with T, C pairs with G
100
What is the phase where the cell prepares to divide?
Mitosis (M)
100
In which phase do chromosomes condense and the nucleus dissolves?
Prophase
100
What are the gametes that are produced by meiosis?
Sperm and egg
100
What is one branch of a duplicated chromosome called?
Chromatid
200
What are the building blocks of DNA?
Nucleotides
200
During which phase is the cell growing?
G1
200
In which phase do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?
Metaphase
200
How many daughter cells are at the end of meiosis?
4
200
What are pairs of chromosomes, one from each parent, called?
Homologous chromosomes
300
What is the shape of the DNA molecule in 3D?
Double helix
300
In which phase does DNA replication occur?
S phase
300
In which phase do two nuclei form at opposite ends of the cell?
Telophase
300
What is split apart in anaphase I?
Homologous chromosomes
300
What do we call the objects that organize spindle fibers during cell division?
Centrioles
400
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
400
In which phase is a cell resting and doing its normal job?
G0
400
During anaphase in mitosis, what is pulled apart?
Sister chromatids
400
In which phase do homologous chromosomes cross over?
Prophase I
400
What do we call the place where sister chromatids attach in a chromosome?
Centromere
500
What do we call the fact that DNA replication results in one old strand and one new strand of DNA?
semi conservative
500
What do we call the phase of the cell cycle that includes G0, G1, S, and G2?
Interphase
500
What stage of mitosis is this?
Cytokinesis
500
In which phase does independent assortment happen?
Metaphase I
500
How many chromosomes are in this image?
12