Question | Answer |
Period of growth between cell divisions; made up of G1, S, & G2; most of the cell's life is spent in this phase. | Interphase |
Nuclear envelope reforms around each cluster of chromosomes; nucleolus becomes visible in each daugher nucleus. | Telophase |
Chromosomes thicken and become visible in the nucleus. | Prophase |
Chromosomes split apart and move to opposite ends of the cell; pulled by spindle fibers. | Anaphase |
Cytoplasm and organelles divide between 2 daughter cells. | Cytokinesis |
Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell. | Metaphase |
In which phase of the cell cycle are chromosomes not visible? | Prophase |
One difference between plant and animal cells is that animal cells form a cleavage furrow during cytokinesis but plant cells from a | Cell plate |
_________________ cells do not respond to the normal signals that control when a cell is supposed to divide. | Cancer |
_________________ are proteins that control the timing of the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells. | Cyclins |
Mitosis is division of the cell's ____________ | Nucleus |
What does "I" stand for in IPMATC? | Interphase |
What does "P" stand for in IPMATC? | Prophase |
What does "M" stand for in IPMATC? | Metaphase |
What does "A" stand for in IPMATC? | Anaphase |
What does "T" stand for in IPMATC? | Telophase |
What does "C" stand for in IPMATC? | Cytokinesis |
Name the structure that is usually near the center of a chromosome to which the spindle fiber attaches during mitosis. | Centromere |
Single celled organisms go through _______________ reproduction, which causes the offspring to look exactly the same as the parent. | Asexual |