Mitosis
What is the third phase of mitosis?
Anaphase
In which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replicate?
S phase
What is the term for condensed DNA?
Chromosomes
What is cancer?
Uncontrolled cell division
In which phase of mitosis do nuclear membranes begin to form?
Telophase
In which phase of the cell cycle does the cell grow?
G1
How many pairs of chromosomes do human cells have?
23 pairs (46 total)
What is the difference between a benign or malignant tumor?
Benign is not spreading, malignant is spreading to other areas in the body
In which phase of mitosis do plant cells form a cell plate to divide in two?
Cytokinesis
Interphase includes all phases of the cell cycle except for which one?
Mitosis
How do cells know what kind of cell to differentiate into?
Gene expression
Name 2 possible cancer treatments and how they work.
Surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, bone marrow transplant, drugs, hospice
Name the inputs and outputs of mitosis
Input: One parent cell
Output: Two daughter cells
What is the 3rd and final point of the cell theory?
All cells come from preexisting cells
Name the term for undifferentiated cells
Stem cells
What is the ONLY cure for cancer?
Prevention
The rate of mitosis for any given cell is determined by what?
The cell type
Only one phase of the cell cycle is not included in the circle chart. Which phase is that?
G0
What is the name of the process for prokaryotic cell division?
Binary fission
Non-cancerous cells spend most of their time in which phase(s) of the cell cycle?
Interphase (G0, G1, S, G2)