Cell Cycle
What is the difference between a Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cell?
Eukaryotic: Has a cell membrane
Prokaryotic: Does not have a cell membrane
What is the purpose of Mitosis?
How the cell reproduces asexually
What part of the cell makes protiens?
The Ribosome
It supports and protects the cell
What is the purpose of Meiosis?
How the sell reproduces sexually
What are the phases of cell cycle in order? (3 of them)
Interphase, Mitosis, and Cytokinesis
What happens during Interphase?
Normal cell life where the cell copies its nucleus
What part of the cell determines what can enter and exit the cell?
The Cell Membrane
What does the nucleus do?
Controlls all of the functions within the cell and holds the DNA
Is a single celled organism Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic?
Prokaryotic
What happens during Cytokenesis?
-The cell completely splits in two
-Two identical daughter cells are made
What are the four stages of Mitosis?
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase
What part of the cell stores nutrients and water for the cell?
The Vacuole
What is Cytoplasm?
The fluid that fills the cell
What organelles are only found in plants?
-Cell wall
-Chloroplast
What happens in Anaphase?
-Chromosomes separate and move away from each other to the outside of the cell
-REMEMBER: Anaphase → Away
What happens in Metaphase?
-Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell-
-REMEMBER: Metaphase → Middle
What part of the cell brakes down waste?
What does the Endoplasmic Reticulum do?
What does Chloroplast do?
Chloroplast captures energy from the sunlight and converts it into energy.
What happens in Telophase?
-Two identical sets of chromosomes are formed
-Nuclear membranes form around the new sets of chromosomes
-The daughter cells are now formed
-REMEMBER: Telophase → Two
What happens in Prophase?
-Chromosomes condense (thicken)
-The nuclear membrane surrounding the nucleus disintegrates
-Spindle fibers of centrioles (an organelle) move to outer parts of the cell
What part of the cell packages and distributes the materials from the ER to outside the cell?
The Golgi Apparatus
What does the Mitochondria do?
Converts glucose into ATP and an energy source for the cell
Fun question!: What war had the most American casualties?
The Civil War