Cell Phases
What is the first and primary phase of a cell's life?
Interphase
True or False: Different cells in the body divide at different rates based on their function?
True
What is the process by which cells self-destruct in order to cell division and the reproduction of flawed cells?
Apoptosis
What would you call a group of cells that have not yet undergone differentiation?
Stem Cells
What is the second phase of a cell's life? This phase can be split into 4 sub-phases.
Mitosis
What is one common thing that can happen that will trigger cell division in your body?
A cut, broken bone, wound, etc.
True or False: Apoptosis occurs only in the body of an unhealthy person.
False
True or False: Stem Cells found in an embryo can grow into almost anything
True
What is the third and final phase of a cell's life?
Cytokineses
What is the name of the family of proteins that regulates cell growth?
Cyclins
What is it called when your body is undergoing uncontrollable cell growth?
Cancer
True or False: Stem Cells Found in an adult body can grow into almost anything?
False
The cell bundles it's genetic material into a package called what?
Chromosomes
What is the name of regulatory proteins that detect conditions inside of the cell?
Internal Regulators
True or False: All tumors are cancerous?
False
What is the name of the first stage of an embryo that produces totipotent cells?
* Cells that can grow into literally anything
Zygote
What is the name of the stage of Mitosis where chromosomes are split apart by mitotic spindles?
Anaphase
What is the name of the regulatory proteins that detect conditions outside of the cell?
External Regulators
What is a cancerous tumor called?
Malignant Tumor
What is the name of the stage in embryo development that produces a hollow ball that is filled with cells that are pluripotent.
*Able to grow into anything except the structures surrounding the embryo
Blastocyst