Mitosis (BrainPop review) – Flashcards
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How does your body grow as you get older?
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Your cells divide, producing new cells
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Mitosis begins in which cell organelle?
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The nucleus
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How does the number of chromosomes in a daughter cell compare to the number of chromosomes in a parent cell?
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The daughter cell has half the number of chromosomes
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What is a chromosome?
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A pair of DNA molecules
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How is mitosis in plant cells different from mitosis in animal cells?
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Plant cells have rigid cell walls and no centrioles
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When do spindle fibers first become visible?
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Prophase
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What is a centriole?
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structure in an a cell that helps organize cell division
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What happens at the very end of mitosis?
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The cell membrane splits
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Where do duplicated chromosomes line up during metaphase?
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In the center of the cell
