Tinker Cell Division Test Study Guide
______ is a disease in which cells lose their ability to control their growth
Cancer
The sequence of events that occurs in a cell from one division to the next is called the ___ ______
Cell cycle
During ___ ________, the cytoplasm of a cell and it's organelles desperate into two new _______ _____
Cell division, daughter cells
What structure forms along the midline of a dividing plant cell?
Cell plate
One part of the Cell Theory states that all ____ come from preexisting ____
Cells, cells
The __________ is the region where centrioles are located during mitosis
Centrosome
Protein "cables" made of microtubules that extend from the poles of a cell to the centromeres of ______ are called __________
Chromatids, kinetochores
Chromosomes are rod-shaped structures made of ___ and ________
DNA, proteins
What structures separate chromatids in a dividing cell?
Spindle fibers
How many chromosomes are in daughter cells whose parent cells had 46 chromosomes?
46
Tumor cells that do not spread to other body tissues are called ______
Benign
Once a cell crosses the restriction point of ____, it almost always completes the rest of the cell cycle
G1
During the G1 phase, the cell ______, And during S phase it synthesizes new ___ and ________
Grows, DNA, histones
_______ and _______ regulators control when cells should begin or stop dividing
Internal, external
Collectively, the time spent in G1+S+G2 is called _________
Interphase
The time between cell division is called_____
Interphase
The term _________ is used to describe cancerous cells that spread to organs through the bloodstream
Malignant
During ______, chromatids line up along the equatorial plate of the cell
Metaphase
The _______ is the organelle that contains chromosomes
Nucleus
Chromosomes coil up into short, condensed rods during _______
Prophase
Spindle fibers become organized and attach to chromosomes during _____ of mitosis.
Prophase
The rate at which materials are exchanged between a cell and its external environment is dependent upon the ______ area of the ___ ______
Surface, cell membrane
During ________, Nucleolus become visible in each nucleus
Telophase
After a nuclear membrane forms during ______ of mitosis, the _______ divides.
Telophase, cytoplasm
As a cell increases in size, it's _______ increased more rapidly than its _______ ____
Volume, surface area