the series of events that occur in a eukaryotic cell from the time it is formed until it replicates itself.
What is the cell cycle
100
During this phase, the chromosomes and the nucleus divides.
What is "Mitosis"?
100
During this process, the cytoplasm and the cell membrane also divide into two cells.
What is "Cytokinesis"?
100
This is the molecule of heredity.
What is "DNA"?
100
This process NEVER occurs during interphase.
What is "Mitosis"?
200
the cell cycle is divided into these TWO main phases.
What are "interphase" and "Mitosis"?
200
This is the phase of the life cycle that directly precedes (comes before) mitosis.
What is the G2 or the Growth 2 phase?
200
This process occurs in Prokaryotes instead of mitosis, because they do not have a nucleus.
What is "binary fission"?
200
This structure holds together the replicated chromatids.
What is the "centromere"?
200
Thisis the stage of mitosis where the sister chromatids are pulled apart and begin moving to opposite poles of the cell.
What is "anaphase"?
300
This is the phase of the cell's life cycle where the cell is taking in nutrients, growing, and carry out biosynthesis.
What is Interphase?
300
Sometimes the cells will enter this phase where they remain metabolically active but do NOT divide.
What is "G0"?
300
In animal cells, the cell membranes divides by folding and pinching inward to form this.
What is a "cleavage furrow"?
300
This is the term that refers to each of the replicated chromosomes still attached to each other.
What is a "Chromatid"?
300
This is the approximate number of hours that a skin cell spends in interphase in one day.
What is 22 hours?
400
In this part of interphase the cell creates new organelles and begins metabolism.
What is the G1 or "growth 1" phase?
400
During this phase of Mitosis, the centromeres of the chromosomes attach to the spindle fibers and the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.
What is Metaphase?
400
Plant cells have a rigid cell wall so they must form this in order to accomplish cytokinesis.
What is a "cell plate"?
400
This terms refers to the newly formed cells following cytokinesis.
What are "daughter cells"?
400
This is the number of chromosomes that you have in each of your somatic (body) cells.
What is 46?
500
In this phase, the chromosomes are copied in preparation for cell division.
What is the "S" phase?
500
During this phase, the chromatids are pulled to opposite poles of the cell;the nuclear envelope and nucleolus reform; and the spindle fibers disintegrate.
What is "Telophase".
500
This is another term for Mitosis which literally means the nucleus divides.
What is "karyokinesis"?
500
The letters "DNA" stand for the name of this molecule.
What is "deoxyribonucleis acid"?
500
These are made of protein fibers that shorten, splitting the centromere and separating the two sister chromatids.
What are the "Spindle Fibers" or what is the "Spindle"?