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What button do you click to turn off captions?
CC button
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What happens to a cut on your skin after a few days?
It
heals
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What is the major process that allows growth and repair in the body?
Mitosis
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Why is mitosis important for growth?
It produces more
cells
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What does mitosis help repair?
Damaged
cells
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What type of cells does mitosis produce?
Body cells
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How does mitosis ensure cells are identical?
It makes identical
copies
of cells
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What is the consequence of uncontrolled cell division?
Cancer
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What is the phase called where cells spend most of their time?
Interphase
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What does the nucleus contain?
DNA
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Why is DNA important for cell division?
It carries
genetic
information
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How many chromosomes do humans have?
46
chromosomes
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What are chromosomes made of?
DNA
and
protein
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What happens to chromosomes during interphase?
They
duplicate
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How do we count chromosomes during duplication?
By the number of
centromeres
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What acronym helps remember the stages of mitosis?
PMAT
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What does the 'P' in PMAT stand for?
Prophase
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What occurs during prophase?
Chromosomes
become visible
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What happens during metaphase?
Chromosomes
line up in the middle
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What does 'A' in PMAT represent?
Anaphase
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What occurs during anaphase?
Chromosomes
move to opposite sides
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What helps move chromosomes during mitosis?
Spindles
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What does 'T' in PMAT stand for?
Telophase
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What happens during telophase?
New nuclei form around
chromosomes
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What is cytokinesis responsible for?
Final separation into
two cells
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Why is understanding mitosis important?
It explains
growth
and repair
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What are the stages of mitosis in order?
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
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What are the key functions of mitosis?
Growth
Repair of damaged cells
Production of
identical
body cells
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