The Cell Cycle - 7th Grade NOTES
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What is the cell cycle? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The sequence of growth and
division in a cell.
In the cell cycle, who divides? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔One parent cell forms two
daughter cells with the same DNA.
What is DNA? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Genetic material.
What are the the stages of the cell cycle? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Interphase
2. Mitosis
3. Cytokinesis
What stage is the cell "IN" most of the time? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Interphase
What happens in Stage 1 of the cell cycle? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Interphase:
**Most of the time the cell is "IN" this stage.
1. Cell grows to mature size.
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, 2. DNA replication - makes a copy of DNA directions.
3. Prepares to divide.
What happens in Stage 2 of the cell cycle? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Mitosis:
1. Cell's nucleus divides.
2. One copy of the DNA is provided to each of the daughters cells
**It takes four phases to complete mitosis**
What are the four phases of Mitosis? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Prophase
2. Metaphase
3. Anaphase
4. Telophase
What happens in Prophase and which phase of mitosis is it? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Phase 1 of mitosis.
1. Chromatin coils to form chromosomes (x-shape)
2. Nuclear membrane disappears.
What happens in Metaphase and which phase of mitosis is it? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Phase 2 of mitosis.
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What is the cell cycle? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The sequence of growth and
division in a cell.
In the cell cycle, who divides? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔One parent cell forms two
daughter cells with the same DNA.
What is DNA? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Genetic material.
What are the the stages of the cell cycle? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Interphase
2. Mitosis
3. Cytokinesis
What stage is the cell "IN" most of the time? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Interphase
What happens in Stage 1 of the cell cycle? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Interphase:
**Most of the time the cell is "IN" this stage.
1. Cell grows to mature size.
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, 2. DNA replication - makes a copy of DNA directions.
3. Prepares to divide.
What happens in Stage 2 of the cell cycle? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Mitosis:
1. Cell's nucleus divides.
2. One copy of the DNA is provided to each of the daughters cells
**It takes four phases to complete mitosis**
What are the four phases of Mitosis? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Prophase
2. Metaphase
3. Anaphase
4. Telophase
What happens in Prophase and which phase of mitosis is it? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Phase 1 of mitosis.
1. Chromatin coils to form chromosomes (x-shape)
2. Nuclear membrane disappears.
What happens in Metaphase and which phase of mitosis is it? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Phase 2 of mitosis.
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