Cell Division
Name the three phases of the cell cycle.
True or false: DNA replication produces two identical strands of DNA.
True
How many phases are in mitosis, and what are they called?
4: Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
What is the structural shape of DNA?
Double helix
This process differs from mitosis, mainly by having two cell divisions instead of 1
Meiosis
What are the three main reasons for why cells divide?
Growth, Repair, Reproduction
Name the four DNA bases.
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine
The nuclear membrane disappears during this phase of mitosis.
Prophase
Identify which bases pair together: Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine
Adenine + Thymine, Cytosine + Guanine
What is the product of meiosis?
Four daughter cell with half the amount of chromosomes.
Cells spend 90% of their life during this phase of cell division.
Interphase
What does an enzyme do to DNA before it can be replicated?
An enzyme has to "unzip" the strand
What is occurring in the cell during metaphase?
Chromosomes line up along the mid-line of the cell.
DNA is composed of _________, which have three components...a phosphate, sugar, and base.
Nucleotides
Process of Cells making DNA copies for ribosomes
Transcription
________ is when the cell membrane pinches the cytoplasm to form two new identical cells.
Cytokinesis
During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
Interphase
During __________, sister chromatids separate and move along spindle fibers to opposite sides of the cell.
Anaphase
Fertilization involves the joining of two gamete cells to form a _______.
Zygote
Process of converting a DNA code into protein
Translation
What occurs during Interphase to prepare for Mitosis.
DNA replication
Two things that point to God as Divine Creator in the transcription/translation process
They are engineered systems and irreducibly complex
During which phase do chromosomes begin to uncoil and nucleoli & nuclear membrane reform?
Telophase
Section of DNA that "Codes" for a unique protein
Genes
What is the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction?
Asexual reproduction involves Mitosis and identical offspring to the parents; Sexual reproduction involves meiosis with similar but different offspring from the parents.