Biology Chapter 5 Cell Growth and Division – Flashcards
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Stage of the cell cycle when the nucleus and its contents divide.
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mitosis
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Stage of the cell cycle when a cell carries out its normal functions.
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Gap 1
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Division of the cytoplasm.
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cytokinesis
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rates of cell division in eukaryotes
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vary within an organism
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the process of mitosis and cytokinesis produce two identical
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daughter cells
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The process of organizing and condensing DNA into its compact form takes place at the start of
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mitosis
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During which phase of mitosis do sister chromatids separate from each other
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anaphase
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What event completes the cell cycle?
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cytokinesis
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What is the term for the programmed death of cells
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apoptosis
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uncontrolled cell division
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cancer
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Substances known to produce or promote cancer are called
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carcinogens
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The most common form of reproduction among prokaryotes is
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binary fission
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Type of reproduction that produces genetically identical offspring.
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asexual
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Starfish that reproduce by splitting into pieces are reproducing by
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fragmentation
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sequence shows the progression from least complex structure to most complex structure
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cell tissue organ organ system
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group of organs that work together
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organ system
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Stem cells are important to multicellular organisms because of their
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capacity to differentiate
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During interphase a cell grows, duplicates organelles, and
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copies DNA
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Why do the cells lining the stomach divide more quickly than those in the liver
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They undergo more wear and tear
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During which stage of the cell cycle (G1, S, G2 or M) does the cytoplasm of a cell divide
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M
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The left and right sides of a duplicated chromosome are called
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chromatids
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Type of cancer that can cause tumors in other parts of the body.
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malignant
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One difference between a cancer cell and a normal cell is that
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cancer cells divide uncontrollably
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Cells in a developing embryo differentiate based on
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their location in the embryo
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What does a cell make during the synthesis stage of the cell cycle
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a copy of DNA
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The gap 1, gap 2, and synthesis stages of the cell cycle make up
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interphase
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If a tumor is malignant, then cancer cells from the tumor
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can form more tumors
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parent organism splits into pieces, each of which forms a new organism
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fragmentation
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Multicellular organisms use mitosis for growth, development, and
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repair
