Cell Cycle
What phase do cells spend the majority of their lives in?
Interphase
Sister chromatids line up in the middle.
Metaphase
What connects sister chromatids together?
Centromere
PMAT happens twice.
Meiosis
What is the acronym for Mitosis?
PMAT
A scientist observing a cell under a microscope notices The amount of DNA in the nucleus doubling. What phase of the cell cycle is he observing?
S phase
Homologous chromosomes seperate.
Anaphase 1
This structure decomposes during prophase.
Nuclear Membrane
2 identical daughter cells form.
Mitosis
When 2 gametes combine the resulting cell is called a ___________.
Zygote
Cell growth is not seen in a group of cells, which phase are they in?
G0
Chromosomes are found in the condensed form and have 2 identical sister chromatids attached.
Prophase
Chromatin
Chromosomes line up independently of each other during Metaphase
Meiosis
How many cells result from Meiosis?
4 gametes
Comparing 2 cells together a researcher notes that one of the cells has double the number of mitochondria than the other. What phase of the Cell Cycle has it gone through?
G2
2 nonidentical haploid cells form.
Telophase 1
A cell which has 2 sets of chromosomes is called a ____________ cell
Diploid
2 identical sister chromatids are held together by a centromere
Mitosis
The destruction of the cell membrane and the subsequent death of the cell is called ___________.
Apoptosis
Independent assortment of traits on different chromosomes is due to the random alignment of different pairs of homologues. This alignment occurs during which of the given phases?
Metaphase 1
Centrioles
Sister Chromatids Seperate
Both
Cells containing only one homologue of each chromosome would be which process?
Meiosis 1