Phases of Mitosis
What phase do cells spend 90% of their time in?
Interphase
Are the cell cycle and mitosis the same thing?
No
Can stem cells be found in adults?
Yes
Can anyone get cancer?
Yes
Fertilizers can impact these two cycles
N and P
What is this phase?
Telophase
What is the smallest shortest part of the cell cycle?
M phase/ cytokinesis
Which type of stem cells are capable of differentiating into ANY cell type?
Embryonic stem cells/ pluripotent
Name one way to prevent cancer
Exercise, eat healthy, follow healthy lifestyle
Obtain food by breaking down dead organisms
Decomposers
What is this phase?
Metaphase
What happens during S phase?
DNA replicates
What degenerative brain disorder can stem cells possibly help with?
Alzheimer's
How does cancer directly relate to mitosis?
Cancer occurs when mitosis is uncontrolled
Energy comes from both producers and consumers
Omnivore
What phase occurs before metaphase?
Prophase
What happens in G1 and G2?
Cell growth
Why are stem cells useful?
They are undifferentiated and able to become other body cells
How can mitosis become uncontrolled?
Problem with checkpoints, Problem with cyclins and enzymes
Ultimate source of energy for almost all organisms
The Sun
What is the Acronym to remember the phases of mitosis?
PMAT
G1, S, and G2 all occur during which phase?
Interphase
Why are stem cells controversial to some?
The cells from embryonic stem cells
come from a fertilized egg in a lab.
What happens to the cell cycle if there are too few or too many enzymes?
It loses control
A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plants and animals
Biome