The Cell Cycle and Asexual Reproduction Notes-Questions and Answers Graded A+

The Cell Cycle and Asexual Reproduction Notes-Questions and Answers Graded A+ 3 Major Parts of the Cell Cycle - ANSWER-interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis What phase is 90% of the Cell Cycle? - ANSWER-interphase phase What phase is 10% of the Cell Cycle? - ANSWER-mitotic phase 3 Phases in Interphase - ANSWER-G1, S, and G2 G1 Phase - ANSWER-growth S Phase - ANSWER-synthesis of DNA G2 Phase - ANSWER-preparation for cell division 2 Phases in the Mitotic Phase - ANSWER-mitosis and cytokinesis mitosis - ANSWER-cell division cytokinesis - ANSWER-cytoplasm division In what phase is the nucleolus visible? - ANSWER-interphase Interphase - ANSWER--Phase between cell division -Period of cell growth and normal ongoing metabolic (chemical) activities (such as transcription and translation) -Protein being made -DNA is replicated -Cell doubles all organelles -Cell prepares for mitosis 4 Stage of Mitosis - ANSWER-prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase What is the acronym used for remembering the 4 stages of Mitosis? - ANSWER-PMAT Prophase - ANSWER--Chromatin coils, thickens into doubled chromosomes or sister chromatids -Nuclear envelope breaks up -Centrioles separate and move to opposite sides of cell (in animal cells only; plants cells do not have centrioles) -Microtubule Spindle forms from centrioles to doubled chromosomes -Nucleolus disappears -Plant cells do not have centrioles but still set up spindle fibers