This is the phase where chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
What is Metaphase?
What is cancer?
uncontrolled cell division
What is any one type of asexual reproduction?
Fragmentation, grafting, plant tissue culture, budding, veg. reproduction, binary fission
How many individuals are involved in sexual reproduction
2
How many cells are produced as a result of meiosis?
4
"last" phase of the cell cycle
What is cytokinesis?
One type of cancer is benign cancer. The other type is...
Malignant
What is one advantage of asexual reproduction
fast, easy, more offspring, less variation if adapted well...
What are the names of the two types of gametes
Sperm and Eggs or Ova
How many cell divisions do gametes have to undergo?
Interphase and 2 full cell divisions
Interphase
Which type of cancer is considered non-cancerous?
benign
Offspring that are genetically identical to the parent are called...
Clones
The new single cell that results following fertilization
A zygote
How much DNA is contained in a gamete?
Half the DNA of the parent cell
What is anaphase
Hair cells, because they are rapidly multiplying (like cancer)
Potatoes and Strawberries undergo this type of asexual reproduction...
Vegetative Reproduction
A multi-cellular life form
Embryo
Different cells in the body, different number of divisions, different amount of daughter cells, different amount of resultant DNA...
Draw a diagram that shows the process of mitosis
Mrs. Mainil will judge.
Why is cancer more common in older people?
Mutations accumulate, selection of late onset cancer genes, additional risk factors...
Starfish and worms undergo this type of reproduction
Fragmentation
What is unique about a hermaphrodite?
They can produce both male and female gametes.
What was the mitosis/meiosis joke Mrs. Mainil told you on day 1?
What did one cell say to his sister cell when she stepped on his toe... My toe sis..