Who can make their own food from sunlight?
plants
What is DNA?
genetic information
What regulates the cell cycle?
Cyclins (proteins)
What is cancer?
uncontrolled cell growth
What does photosynthesis produce?
oxygen and glucose (sugar)
What happens during interphase in the cell cycle?
Cell growth and DNA replication
What are chromosomes?
DNA packaged in prokaryotic cells
What is Apoptosis?
programmed cell death
What are some treatments for cancer?
Chemotherapy, surgery, radiation
What does cellular respiration produce?
Carbon Dioxide and ATP (energy)
What happens during mitosis in the cell cycle?
The cell begins to divide into two cells
Which regulatory proteins responds to events outside the cell?
External regulators
Which regulatory proteins respond to events inside the cell?
internal regulators
How does the cell cycle heal a broken bone or an injury?
Through rapid cell division
What is used to produce sugar during photosynthesis?
Energy from ATP and NADPH
What happens during cytokinesis in the cell cycle?
Division of the cytoplasm and membrane resulting in two daughter cells
When a cell divides, the new cells have ______ DNA
the same; identical
What else can damage your cells and cause cancer?
smoking, vaping, sunburn, etc.
How do humans gain energy during cellular respiration?
By breaking down glucose (sugar) to make ATP
Which phase of mitosis has chromosomes move toward opposite poles?
anaphase
What causes cancer?
A defect or mutation in genes (DNA)