DNA Basics
Cell Cycle Stages
Mitosis Madness
Meiosis Mastery
Chromosome Chronicles
100

What are the base pairing rules in DNA?

A pairs with T, C pairs with G

100

What is the phase where the cell prepares to divide?

Mitosis (M)

100

In which phase do chromosomes condense and the nucleus dissolves?

Prophase

100

What are the gametes that are produced by meiosis?

Sperm and egg

100

What is one branch of a duplicated chromosome called?

Chromatid

200

What are the building blocks of DNA?

Nucleotides

200

During which phase is the cell growing?

G1

200

In which phase do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?

Metaphase

200

How many daughter cells are at the end of meiosis?

4

200

What are pairs of chromosomes, one from each parent, called?

Homologous chromosomes

300

What is the shape of the DNA molecule in 3D?

Double helix

300

In which phase does DNA replication occur?

S phase

300

In which phase do two nuclei form at opposite ends of the cell?

Telophase

300

What is split apart in anaphase I?

Homologous chromosomes

300

What do we call the objects that organize spindle fibers during cell division?

Centrioles

400

What does DNA stand for?

Deoxyribonucleic acid

400

In which phase is a cell resting and doing its normal job?

G0

400
During anaphase in mitosis, what is pulled apart?

Sister chromatids

400

In which phase do homologous chromosomes cross over?

Prophase I
400

What do we call the place where sister chromatids attach in a chromosome?

Centromere

500

What do we call the fact that DNA replication results in one old strand and one new strand of DNA?

semi conservative

500

What do we call the phase of the cell cycle that includes G0, G1, S, and G2?

Interphase

500

What stage of mitosis is this?

Cytokinesis

500

In which phase does independent assortment happen?

Metaphase I

500

How many chromosomes are in this image?

12