Cell Cycle Stages
What is the cell cycle?
The cycle of a cell's growth and division.
Why do cells divide?
To multiply and make more cells.
What organelle surrounds the cell to keep it together?
Cell membrane
What does Interphase G2 do?
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What is the first part in the cell cycle?
Interphase G1
What is the reason cells divide?
Growth, repair, or reproduction
What is the name of the gel-like substance in a cell?
Cytoplasm
What does Mitosis do?
The Cell Duplicates Everything Inside of it, Then it Splits Into Two Identical Daughter Cells
What is the second stage in the cell cycle?
Interphase S
What is an example of what cells need to do before dividing?
Grow, copy genetic information, go through checkpoints, & prepare for mitosis.
What is the stronger structure that supports a plant cell?
Cell Wall
What does Meiosis do?
It is the Process that is Required to Reproduce Egg and Sperm for Sexual Reproduction
What is the third stage in the cell cycle?
Interphase G2
What is the name of the X shaped organelle in a cell?
Chromosomes
What organelle stores food, water, energy, and waste and what is the organelle makes energy into glucose in a plant cell?
Vacuole and Chloroplasts
What happens during mitosis?
The cell starts to split.
What are the last two stages in the cell cycle?
Mitosis and Cytokinesis
What do chromosomes have in the middle to keep themselves together?
Centromeres
What is the brain organelle of the cell and what is the organelle that makes chemical reactions?
Nucleus and Mitochondria
What happens during cytokinesis?
Separation