Asexual reproduction
What is asexual reproduction?
Asexual Reproduction is where only one parent is involved in reproduction.
What is the complete name of ATP?
Adenosine triphosphate. It's a nucleotide.
Name the longest phase of the cell cycle.
Interphase
What do you mean by binary fission?
Binary fission is when a single cell divides into two, and gets two daughter cells. Very common in bacteria.
What are the components of ATP?
1. a five-carbon sugar
2. a nitrogen base
3. three phosphate groups
What is happening in the S phase of the cell cycle?
DNA replication
What is budding?
a small bud develops on the surface of the body of the organism and develops into a new organism. Common in hydra, yeast, etc,...
When cells make energy, what happens to ATP?
Formation of ATP by addition of phosphate group to ADP
What will happen if the checkpoints in the cell cycle do not operate?
uncontrolled cell division results in cancer
What is fragmentation?
Fragmentation is where the organism breaks into pieces, and each piece grows and develops into a complete organism. Example: planaria
What happens to ATP when a cell utilizes energy?
breaking down of ATP by cutting of phosphate group by hydrolysis
What is the name given to division of the nucleus in the cell cycle?
mitosis
What is sporulation?
microscopic spores developed on the body of the organism, which later develops into an organism. common in mushrooms
Which compound helps to cut off the phosphate group from ATP?
water; hydrolysis
What is the process of programmed cell death?
apoptosis