Cell Cycle and Mitosis

Cycles of Cell Cycle

100

What acronym helps you remember the stages of Mitosis?

PMAT

200

Where does DNA replication occur?

Nucleus 

300

The cell cycle results in two genetically _________ cells.

Identical

400

The cell cycle state where the cell grows to its full size, copies the DNA and organelles and prepares to divide is called the ________________.

Interphase

500

Why is cell replication important?

The cell cycle replaces damaged, worn, and aging cells

DNA Structure

100

What is the building blocks of DNA?

Nucleotides

200

Nucleotides have 3 parts which parts is different between the 4 nucleotides?

Nitrogen Bases 

300

Write the Complimentary strand

TTG CAT GCG

AAC GTA CGC

400

All living things are made of the same building blocks in their DNA. What part of the DNA makes livings things different?

Order of the bases. 

500

Viruses are simpler than eukaryotic organisms so they have _______________ DNA.  

More, Less, Equal   

Less

Cell Division 1

100

What enzyme unzips the DNA?

Helicase

200

What are the matching base pairs?

A-T

C-G 

300

What enzyme brings matching base pairs?

polymerase

400

During S phase , ________________ is replicated.

DNA

500

List the three parts of interphase in order.

G1, S, G2

Cell Division 2

100

List the phases of cell division in order.

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

200

At which phase do the chromosomes become visible in the cell?

Prophase

300

In which phase do the nuclear envelopes reform around the separated chromosomes?

Telophase

400

At what phase in cell division do the spindle fibers pull the chromosomes to opposite poles of the cell?

Anaphase

500

What two things have to happen before a cell enters mitosis. 

DNA replicates and the cell grows 

Cancer

100

____________ form from uncontrolled cell growth. 

Tumors. 

200

_____________ in DNA cause cancer. 

Mutations

300

All DNA is formed by the same _____________. 

Nucleotides/ building blocks.  

400

What hold the nitrogen bases together? 

Hydrogen Bases

500

A frog's cell has 26 chromosomes. The frog's cells go through mitosis. 

How many daughter cells are formed?

How many chromosomes does each have?

2

26