True or False
Prokaryotic cells divide by using binary fission.
True
In which phase do the spindle fibers form?
Prophase
How many daughter cells does Mitosis produce?
2
What proteins does DNA wrap around?
Histones
Most unicellular organisms reproduce through ______.
Asexual Reproduction
Cytokinesis divides the cell membrane.
False, Cytokinesis divides the cytoplasm.
In which phase do chromosomes align in the middle?
Metaphase
What is the correct order of the cell cycle?
Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis.
What are the histones organized into?
Chromosomes
The genetic material in a eukaryotic cell is found in the ______.
Nucleus
Interphase is divided into 3 parts.
True; G, cell grows and duplicates organelles. S, Cell copies its chromosomes. G2, Cell grows and “checks” duplicated chromosomes.
In which phase do the centromeres split?
Anaphase
What kind of cell division do eukaryotic cells use?
Mitosis
How much DNA in prokaryotic cells is not organized into chromosomes?
One circulat piece of DNA
Most cells in your body _____ _____.
Divide Regularly
PMAT stands for Purple, Moth, Acted, Tipsy.
False; Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
In which phase do the spindle fibers disappear?
Telophase
What kind of cell division do prokaryotic cells use?
Binary Fission
Where do the centrioles move during prophase?
The poles
In prophase the _____ _____ starts to disappear.
Nuclear Envelope
Mitosis requires chromosomes to occur.
True
In Telophase, chromatids are pulled to opposite ends of the cell. What are the two ends called?
Poles
What is telophase?
Nuclear division
In animal cells, what pinched together to perform cytokinesis?
The cell membrane
The complex of DNA and proteins that packages the cell’s genome into the nucleus, allowing it to fit and regulating gene activity, replication, and repair, is known as ______.
Chromatin