Mitosis
What is Mitosis?
Process of dividing cells.
Is healing a cut on your finger an example of mitosis?
Yes!
Does Mitosis make egg and sperm cells? (For reproduction?)
No! (That's Meiosis)
What is the name of the disease where cells multiply really fast?
Cancer
Which type of cell carries oxygen in your body?
Red Blood Cells
The goal of mitosis is...
To make identical cells
Which cell part holds our DNA?
Nucleus
How many chromosomes do humans have?
46.
23 pairs.
How many stages (after interphase) are there in mitosis?
4! PMAT!
Which type of cell does NOT have a specific job?
Stem cells
Interphase
In telophase, we can see 4 new cells forming. (True or False)
False! Only 2!
What is the name of the first stage of mitosis?
Prophase
In Anaphase (stage 3), chromosomes are moving...
Away/Closer?
Away from each other!
Anaphase = AWAY!
How many different types of White Blood Cells are there?
3!
Is cutting your nails an example of mitosis?
No, growing your nails is!
The cells made in mitosis are.... (different or identical)
Identical
What are chromosomes made out of? (2 things)
DNA &protein
What do we call the two new cells we make?
Daughter cells!
What do skin cells have that help them protect our body?
Barriers (Walls)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
Which phase is growth, DNA replication, and daily cell functions happening in?
Interphase
What is the name of the process that actually splits the cells?
What happens in Metaphase? (stage 2 - think of "middle")
chromosomes (DNA) line up in the middle of the cell.
What are the names of the parts of a Neuron Cell that help it receive and send signals?
Dendrites & Axon