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Bio Chapter 5!!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| why are cells microscopic? | DNA Overload and Material Exchange. |
| What is DNA Overload? | Demand on DNA becomes too great |
| What is material exchange? | Cant transport in and out quick enough |
| What is the stage of the cell cycle does a cell spend 94% of its life in? | Interphase |
| what occurs in interphase? | growth |
| What is the first step in interphase? | Gap one |
| What occurs in Gap one? | Growth of cell |
| What is the second step in interphase? | Synthesis |
| What occurs in synthesis? | Synthesis of DNA |
| What is the third step in interphase? | Gap two |
| What occurs in gap two? | Growth of organelles |
| What stage does a cell only spend 6% of its life in? | Mitosis |
| What happens to chromatin in mitosis? | Chromatin is scrunched into chromosomes |
| What is the first stage of mitosis? | prophase |
| What occurs in prophase? | -DNA scrunches into chromosomes -nuclear membrane and nucleolus disappear -spindle fibers form and attach to chromosomes |
| What is the second stage of mitosis? | metaphase |
| What occurs in metaphase? | -chromosomes line up in the middle |
| What is the third stage of mitosis? | anaphase |
| What occurs in anaphase? | -Chromosomes split in the middle -sister chromatids are pulled apart |