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What is osmosis?
Movement of water from area of high to low concentration
Are cell membranes semi-permeable?
Yes
What is the "brain of the cell?
Nucleus
What is the "powerhouse" of the cell?
mitochondria
How to differentiate between rough and smooth ER?
Rough ER has ribosomes, smooth ER doesn't
The genetic material that controls all the cell's activities is called _______.
DNA
What happens during metaphase?
Chromosomes line up
Mitosis creates (identical/different) daughter cells
Identical (46 chromosomes)
What disappears during prophase?
Nucleolus and nuclear membrane
What are centrosomes (made up of 2 centrioles) used for?
Makes spindle fibres that pulls chromosomes to different poles of the cell
During cytokinesis, the cell ______.
divides cytoplasmic materials
How many chromosomes do our cells have?
46
Binary fission refers to the process by which
bacteria and other single-celled organisms reproduce
What forms between animal cells during cytokinesis
cleavage furrow
What stage does DNA replicate?
What are 3 reasons cell division is important?
Growth, repair, asexual reproduction
During which stage of mitosis do the centromeres split?
Anaphase
What is the correct order of the stages of mitosis?
1-Metaphase 2-Telophase 3-Anaphase 4-Prophase
4,1,3,2
What are the 3 phases of interphase
G1,S,G2 phase
DNA replication happens during S phase
What forms between plant cells during cytokinesis
cell plate
Compare the vacuoles in plant and animal cells
Plant cells have 1 large central vacuole. Animal have many small vacuoles
What is the word equation for photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide + water -> glucose + oxygen
What organelles are unique in plant cells?
chloroplast and cell wall
What is the word equation for cellular respiration?
Glucose and oxygen -> carbon dioxide and water and energy
How to spell the long version of DNA?
deoxyribonucleic acid