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Cell cycle
Mitosis
Abnormal cell cycle
Apoptosis and stem cells
Stages of mitosis
100
A cells cycle of growing and dividing
What is the cell cycle
100
Two identical copies of dna separate
What is mitosis
100
Uncontrolled growth and division of cells
What is cancer
100
Natural process of programmed cell death
What is apoptosis
100
Nuclear membrane disintegrates
What is prophase
200
Stage where a cell grows, carries out cellular functions, and copies its dna
What is interphase
200
Longest stage where chromatin becomes tightly wound into chromosomes
What is prophase
200
Substances that are known to cause cancer
What is carcinogens
200
Apoptosis often occurs in
What is Cells that are damaged beyond repair
200
Chromosomes attach to mitotic spindle and align along equator of the cell
What is metaphase
300
The period when the nucleus divides
What is mitosis
300
Helps move and organize the chromosomes before cell division
What is the spindle apparatus
300
When cells do not respond to control mechanisms
What is cancer
300
Unspecialized cells that have the potential to develop into specialized cells
What is stem cells
300
Microtubules shorten moving chromosomes to opposite poles
What is anaphase
400
Period when the cytoplasm divides and two cells are created
What is cytokinesis
400
Final stage of mitosis where chromosomes arrive at the poles of the cell and begin to relax, changing back into chromatin
What is telophase
400
Cancer is caused by
What is mutations or changes in segments of dna that code for production of proteins
400
Two types of stem cells
What is embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells
400
Cell plate forms dividing daughter cells
What is cytokineisis
500
Structures in the nucleus that contain dna
What is chromosomes
500
Stage where chromatids are pulled apart
What is anaphase
500
Tobacco, alcohol, viruses, and radiation
What is examples of carcinogens
500
Created after fertilization when the fertilized egg divides to create 100-150 stem cells
What is embryonic stem cells
500
Cell grows and carries out normal cell processes
What is interphase