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Biology Quiz
Cell Division
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe Organisms | Organisms begin as a single cell. Unicellular organisms grow by cell division. Multi-cellular organisms grow by cell division. The difference between small and large organisms in the number of cell not the size of the cells. |
| What are the two types of cell division? | Eukaryotic cell division consists of: -Mitosis, the division of the nucleus and cytokinesis, the division of the cytoplasm -Meiosis, the division of sex cells (gametes) produced after reducing the chromosome # by half |
| Describe Mitosis? | Mitosis is cell division that results in two genetically identical 'daughter' cells Occurs in somatic cells Each daughter cell receives identical DNA Divided into four or five distinct stages |
| Describe Chromosones? | -Every organism has a specific number of chromosomes -Species specific number of chromosomes -Consist of chromatin - densely packed DNA and protein |
| Describe Chromosones? | -In preparation for cell division, DNA is replicated and chromosomes condense -Identical pairs of chromosomes are connected by centromeres |