Cell Cycle and Cell Division Notes-Questions and Answers Graded A+

Cell Cycle and Cell Division Notes-Questions and Answers Graded A+ Cell Cycle - ANSWER-the "life" of the cell includes growth and division As a cell gets larger .... - ANSWER-it becomes harder for the materials to leave/enter 3 steps of the interphase : - ANSWER-G1, S, G2 S Phase : - ANSWER-DNA is copied/aka DNA Replication G1 Phase : - ANSWER-cell grows and carries out routine functions G2 Phase : - ANSWER-centriole and spindle fibers made M Phase : - ANSWER-mitosis and cytokinesis Mitosis is the division of the? - ANSWER-nucleus Prophase - ANSWER-chromatin coils into chromosomes Metaphase - ANSWER-chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell Anaphase - ANSWER-spindle fibers pull the chromatids APART Telophase - ANSWER-nuclear membrane reforms around each side Cytokinesis - ANSWER-cytoplasm splits Sex Cells - ANSWER-gametes (sperm and egg) Meiosis - ANSWER-makes sex cells Interphase 1 (meiosis) - ANSWER-DNA replicates A _____________ forms when homologous chromosomes overlap and exchange information - ANSWER-Tetrad Outcome of mitotic cell division - ANSWER-Two genetically identical daughter cells Reasons for mitosis - ANSWER-Growth, tissue repair, asexual reproduction, and embryonic development