The Cell Cycle

Cards (15)

  • What occurs to the DNA during DNA replication?
    Each chromosome is copied
  • What generally happens to the cell during the cell resting phase?
    The cell is not dividing
  • What must a cell do before it divides, according to the text?
    Grow and increase its structures
  • What cellular structures increase in amount during cell growth?
    Mitochondria and ribosomes
  • Where do the copied chromosomes line up during separation of chromosomes?
    At the center of the cell
  • During the separation of chromosomes, where is one of each chromosome pulled?
    To each side of the cell
  • How many nuclei form during nuclear division?
    Two
  • What surrounds the two sets of chromosomes during nuclear division?
    New nuclei
  • What two components divide during cell division?
    The cytoplasm and cell membrane
  • What is created as a result of cell division?
    Two identical daughter cells
  • What is another term for the cell resting phase?
    Interphase
  • What is the result of DNA replication on each chromosome?
    Two identical copies
  • What is another term for the separation of chromosomes?
    Anaphase
  • What is another term for nuclear division?
    Mitosis
  • What is another term for cell division?
    Cytokinesis