External Factors of Cell Cycle
When cells die, they condense down until they are nothing more but fractions of the cell. What is this process called?
Apoptosis
Name the steps of interphase.
G1, S, G2
In Spongebob, how many fingers does Spongebob have on one hand? (This includes his thumb)
4
What are the steps of mitosis in order?
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis
Chromosomes are composed of two...
Chromatin/chromatids/sisterchromatids
These growths do not carry out any function in your body and are made up of cancerous cells.
Tumors
What is the main function of the S phase?
DNA replication
What is the favorite food of the teenage mutant ninja turtles?
Pizza
What is broken down in prophase?
Nuclear envelope
DNA is wound together with these proteins that support the chromosome structure.
Histones
Exhaust from that super speedy car of yours is considered what type of external factor?
Carcinogen
What is the name of the step where the cells finally divide? (hint: it is during the M phase)
Cytokinesis
If I am playing Among Us, and I vent, what am I?
An Imposter
What is the product of mitosis?
2 genetically identical daughter cells
What is the composition of centrioles?
Microtubules
These types of cells are essentially immortal because they just keep growing.
Cancer cells
Name two factors that can effect cells being able to pass through the G1 checkpoint.
Cell size, cell growth, nutrients
In the movie Ice Age, what kind of animal is Sid?
Sloth
In what phase of mitosis are the chromosomes being pulled to opposite poles of the cell?
Anaphase
What is the function of the centromere?
To hold the two sister chromatids together?where spindle fibers attach
Cancers cause mutations in what types of genes in your body?
Growth factor genes
What phase of INTERPHASE allows for the cells to leave the cell cycle?
G0
Who was the only character able to pick up Thor's hammer in the Marvel: Avengers movies?
Vision
What does a plant cell use to separate the cells into two?
Cell Plate
What part of the centromere do the spindle fibers attach to on the chromosome during mitosis?
Kinetochore