General
The phase where the cell spends 99% of their time
What is interphase?
What phase within interphase does DNA replication occur?
What is S phase?
Who would have the most cells? A baby or an adult?
Who is the adult?
one individual member of a species
What is an organism?
the acronym we used to remember the entire cell cycle
What is I peed myself at the concert?
The phase where chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
What is Metaphase?
The purpose of the cell cycle
What is growth & repair?
During division a parent cell is divided into two genetically identical cells called.....
What are daughter cells?
The net gain of cells after the cell cycle
What is +1?
The phase of mitosis where chromosomes condense and become visible. The cell is preparing for division.
What is Prophase?
Differentiation of cells allows for the creation of __________________.
What is specialized tissue?
_________ are undifferentiated cells that can become differentiated into one or more types of specialized cells
List the 4 steps of mitosis in order
What are prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase?
The phase of mitosis where chromosomes are pulled away from each other to opposite poles.
What is Anaphase?
The frequency of cell division
What is depends on cell type and function?
Spindle fibers connect to the _____ located in the center of the chromosome.
What is centromere?
What are two identical cells?
The phase where division of the cytoplasm occurs
Cell type that does NOT undergo mitosis
What are prokaryotes?
In animal cells, a __________ forms to pinch a cell into two equal parts during cytokinesis.
What is a cleavage furrow?