Interphase
Mitosis
Cancer
Cell Cycle
Vocabulary
100
During what phase of the cell cycle does most cell growth occur?

Interphase

100

What type of reproduction is Mitosis?

Asexual Reproduction

100

The uncontrolled division of cells that results in malignant growth

Cancer

100

What phase of the cell cycle do Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?

Metaphase

100

What organelle houses DNA?

Nucleus 

200
What are the phases of Interphase

G1, S, G2

200

How many daughter cells are produced each time a cell goes through mitosis?

2
200

Cells that do not proceed through the cell cycle and divide uncontrollably are indicative of 

Cancer

200

The phase in Mitosis where the sister chromatids separate from each other is called...

Anaphase

200

What is DNA made up of?

Nucleotides

300

During what phases is the cell growing as it prepares for division?

G1 and G2

300

If a cell containing 14 chromosomes undergoes mitosis, how many chromosomes will the resulting daughter cell have?

14

300

How many checkpoints are included in the cell cycle

3 Checkpoints

300
What happens during Cytokinesis

Division of the cytoplasm

300
The structures that hold together sister chromatids

Centromeres 

400

What occurs during S phase

DNA synthesis

400

How many times does a cell divide each time it goes through mitosis?

1

400

A cell does this when it can not fix itself

Apoptosis

400

Substage of Interphase immediately after a cell divides

G1

400

The two halves of a chromosome after DNA replication has occurred are called?

Sister Chromatids

500
Why is S phase important for cell division?

To ensure there is enough DNA for the daughter cells

500

What is the result when a single cell reproduces by mitosis?

Two cells with genetic material identical to the parent cell

500
What two options does a cell have when it finds a mutation

1. Fix the mutation

2. Apoptosis 

500

Name all 8 phases in order of the Cell Cycle

G1, S, G2, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis 

500

A highly coiled strand of DNA is called

Chromosome