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Vocabulary
Cellular Growth
The Cell Cycle
Cell Cycle Regulation
Miscellaneous
100
The stage of the cell cycle during which the cell grows, carries out cellular functions, and replicates DNA.
What is Interphase
100
When a cell reaches its growth limit, it can either ______ or _______.
What is Stop growing or divide
100
The phase where the cytoplasm splits.
What is Cytokinesis
100
The uncontrolled growth and division of cells.
What is Cancer
100
Substances or agents that are known to cause cancer.
What is Carcinogens
200
Structures that contain the genetic information of the cell.
What is Chromosomes
200
The two phases of interphase where most growth occurs are called the _____ and _____ phases.
What is G1 and G2
200
When chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell, we call this the ______ _______.
What is Metaphase plate
200
List three examples of carcinogens.
What is Tobacco, alcohol, ultraviolet radiation
200
The stage of the cell cycle where the nucleus splits.
What is Mitosis
300
Structure at the center of the chromosome where 2 sister chromatids are attached.
What is Centromere
300
The relaxed DNA in a cell's nucleus.
What is Chromatin
300
In animals, ________ pinch off to form two cells during cytokinesis.
What is Furrows
300
_______ is programmed cell death.
What is Apoptosis
300
The _____ phase of interphase is where DNA replication occurs.
What is S
400
Stage of mitosis where the spindle fibers shorten and the sister chromatids are pulled apart at the centromere.
What is Anaphase
400
The key factor that limits the size of a cell is the ratio of its ____________ to its _________.
What is Surface area, volume
400
The phase where two nuclear envelopes form around two separate but identical nuclei.
What is Telophase
400
Two types of stem cells include _______ and _______ stem cells.
What is Embryonic and adult
400
In plants, a ____ _____ forms during cytokinesis to separate the two cells.
What is Cell plate
500
The enzymes that bind to cyclins to help regulate the cell cycle.
What is Cyclin-dependent kinases
500
As a cell grows, its volume _______ more rapidly than its surface area.
What is Increases
500
Structures that contain identical copies of DNA, and one set are distributed to each cell.
What is Sister chromatids
500
________ bind with ______ to regulate the cell cycle.
What is Cyclins with cyclin-dependent kinases
500
Apoptosis happens to _______ cells or ______ cells.
What is Damaged or extra