The Basics
Terminology
The Cell Cycle
Asexual Reproduction
All About DNA
100
The number of chromosomes majority of humans have.
What is 46?
100
The process through which trait patterns are passed from parents to their offspring.
What is heredity?
100
The first and longest stage of the cell cycle.
What is interphase?
100
What is budding?
100
This cell organelle contains an organism's DNA.
What is the nucleus?
200
The general shape of chromosomes.
What is X-shaped?
200
A permanent change in the chemical makeup of a gene.
What is a gene mutation?
200
The final stage of the cell cycle.
What is cytokinesis?
200
A piece of an organism gets broken off as a result of injury, and develops into a clone of its parent.
What is fragmentation?
200
This is the full name of what we commonly refer to as DNA.
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
300
Physical features of an organism.
What are traits?
300
The sections of DNA that code for producing proteins in cells.
What are genes?
300
The cycle involves cellular division to produce more of these.
What are identical daughter cells?
300
Mold can reproduce this way.
What is spore formation?
300
The compacted form of DNA.
What are chromosomes?
400
X-Rays and UV Rays are examples of this.
What are mutagens?
400
A reproductive cell that can be carried easily by the actions of wind and water.
What is a spore?
400
What is metaphase?
400
A unicellular parent replicates its genetic material and divides into two equal parts.
What is binary fission?
400
Two strands wrap around each other in a spiral shape referred to as this.
What is a double helix?
500
A cell will stop undergoing division if this occurs.
What is...
1. there is not enough nutrients for cell growth?
2. replication of DNA did not occur?
3. the DNA is damaged?
500
The process of doubling the amount of DNA.
What is replication?
500
The nuclear membrane that surrounded the nucleus breaks down and disappears at this time.
What is prophase?
500
Potato sprouts or "eyes" are an example of this.
What is vegetative reproduction?
500
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine are examples of these.
What are nitrogenous bases?