Name that phase
Chromosomes
Structure
Cancer
The Cell Cycle
True Of False
100

The second phase of mitosis

What is metaphase

100

Long, thin, uncoiled fibers of DNA and proteins

What is, chromatin

100

Unregulated, uncontrolled cell division

What is cancer

100

DNA gets copied during

What is interphase?

100
In Interphase chromosomes are copied?
What is, True.
200
During this phase, chromosomes line up in the center of the cell and spindle fibers attach to the centromeres.
What is, Metaphase
200

Condensed chromatin

What are chromosomes?

200

What has happened to the DNA in a cancer cell

What is mutated

200
What is the longest phase in the cell cycle?
What is, Interphase
200

In Prophase the nuclear envelope dissolves

What is, True.

300
These form during Prophase when chromatin condenses.
What is, chromosomes
300

The starting cell at the beginning of mitosis will have the _______ number of chromosomes as the daughter cells at the end.

Same number of chromosomes

300

A group of cancer cells is called a 

What is tumor?

300

Part of the cell cycle for cell division

What is mitosis?

300

In mitosis, cells that are genetically unique are created

False, they are genetically identical

400

These pull chromosomes apart in anaphase

What are spindle fibers

400
The cell cycle results in two genetically _________ cells.
What is, Identical
400

Cancer cells that are not dangerous are ________
Cancer cells that ARE dangerous are ________

Benign, malignant

400

Cell cytoplasm finishes dividing and pinching off into 2 new cells

What is, cytokinesis?

400

The cell never checks DNA for accuracy before dividing

False, the cell cycle has several checks to find mutations and errors

500
In this phase, a new nuclear envelope appears.
What is, telophase
500
Nucleic acid that makes up the bulk of a chromosome
What is, DNA
500

When mutations in the DNA happen inside a cell that cannot be corrected, the cell is supposed to undergo programmed cell death. What is that called?

What is apoptosis?

500

What is the name of the cells we end with at the end of mitosis

two daughter cells

500

In telophase the cells pinch off completely into two new cells

False, that is cytokinesis