Cell Cycle & Reproduction Unit Test-Questions and Answers Graded A+

Cell Cycle & Reproduction Unit Test-Questions and Answers Graded A+ Interphase - ANSWER-First and longest part of the cell cycle during which the cell carries out all life functions and prepares for division by replicating (copying) its DNA Prophase - ANSWER-Chromosomes become visable, nuclear envelop dissolves, spindle forms Metaphase - ANSWER-Chromosomes line up in the MIDDLE of the cell Anaphase - ANSWER-Phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate (migrate) and move APART to opposite ends (poles) of the cell Telophase - ANSWER-Phase of mitosis in which a nuclear membrane reforms around each set of chromosomes and mitosis ends Cytokinesis - ANSWER-Division of the cytoplasm after mitosis Mitosis - ANSWER-Cell's division (PMAT) of the nucleus. Final product is 2 cells that are exactly like the parent cell with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell (genetically identical) . Cell Cycle - ANSWER-The regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo Cell Division - ANSWER-Process by which a cell divides into two new genetically identical daughter cells Cell Plate - ANSWER-In a plant cell, midline of dividing cells. Becomes the cell wall eventually. Cleavage Furrow - ANSWER-The area of the cell membrane that pinches in and eventually separates the dividing cell (fiber ring) Replication - ANSWER-Copying process by which a cell duplicates its DNA DNA - ANSWER-(deoxyribonucleic acid) a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes. Nucleus - ANSWER-A membrane-bound organelle in the cell that contains DNA and acts as the control center of the cell. Spindle Fibers - ANSWER-The fibers that attach to and pull apart the chromatids