13557940675 | two | How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis? | 0 | |
13557940676 | genome | -consists of all the DNA in a cell -holds specific genetic traits | 1 | |
13557940677 | chromosomes | -packages in a cell which contain DNA molecules -humans have 46 -each species has a specific number | 2 | |
13557940678 | chromatin | -makes up chromosomes -complex of DNA and protein | 3 | |
13557940679 | somatic cells | -have two sets of chromosomes -go through mitosis -nonreproductive | 4 | |
13557940680 | gametes | -have half as many chromosomes as somatic cells -go through meiosis -reproductive cells | 5 | |
13557940681 | sister chromatids | -each duplicated chromosome has two -separate during cell division | 6 | |
13557940682 | centromere | -narrow waist of the duplicated chromosome -where the two chromatids are most closely attached | 7 | |
13557940683 | cytokinesis | -division of the cytoplasm | 8 | |
13557940684 | interphase | -where 90% of a cell's life is spent -cell growing and chromosomes coping -3 subphases: -G1 -Synthesis -G2 -cell is growing | 9 | |
13557940685 | G2 | In which subphase of interphase are the chromosomes duplicated? | 10 | |
13557940686 | prophase | -first stage of mitosis -spindle fibers start to forms -nucleus thins -sister chromatids combine to make chromosomes | 11 | |
13557940688 | metaphase | -third phase of mitosis -chromosomes line up in the center of the cell -spindle fibers attach to the kinetochores of each sister chromatid | 12 | |
13557940689 | anaphase | -fourth phase of mitosis -sister chromatids separate and move toward opposite ends of the cell | 13 | |
13557940690 | telophase | -fifth and final stage of mitosis -genetically identical daughter nuclei form at opposite ends of the cell -nonkinetochore microtubules from opposite poles overlap and push each other elongating the cell | 14 | |
13557940691 | mitotic spindle | -apparatus of microtubules that control chromosome movement during mitosis | 15 | |
13557940695 | cleavage furrow | -formed during late telophase and cytokinesis | 16 | |
13557940696 | cell plate | forms in plant cells during cytokinesis | 17 | |
13557940697 | binary fission | -prokaryotic method of reproduction and cell division -chromosome replicates and the two daughter chromosomes actively more apart | 18 | |
13557940698 | cell cycle control system | -directs sequential event of the cell cycle -regulated by internal and external force -receives signals from the cytoplasm | 19 | |
13557940699 | checkpoints | -where the cell cycle stops until a go ahead signal is received -G1 is the most important for many cells | 20 | |
13557940700 | G0 | -the nondividing stage of the cell if it does not pass the G1 checkpoint | 21 | |
13557940701 | growth factors | proteins released by certain cells that stimulate other cells to divide | 22 | |
13557940703 | cancer cells | -cells that exhibit neither density dependent inhibition nor anchorage dependence -escape the usual control system -do not need growth factors to divide | 23 | |
13557940704 | tumors | -masses of abnormal cells within otherwise normal tissue -formed by cancer cells | 24 | |
13557940705 | benign tumor | -lump of abnormal cells remaining only at the original site | 25 | |
13557940706 | malignant tumor | invade surrounding tissue | 26 | |
13557940707 | metastasize | exporting cancer cells to other parts of the body, where they may form secondary tumors | 27 | |
13557940708 | 46 | What is the chromosome number for humans? | 28 | |
13557940709 | homologous chromosomes | -2 chromosomes in each pair -same length and shape -carry genes controlling the same inherited characters | 29 | |
13557940710 | diploid cell | -has two sets of chromosomes -human # is 46 -2n | 30 | |
13557940711 | haploid | -gamete -contains a single set of chromosomes -n | 31 | |
13557940712 | fertilization | the union of gametes (sperm and egg) | 32 | |
13557940713 | zygote | -fertilized egg -one set of chromosomes from each parent -diploid cell produces somatic cells by mitosis | 33 | |
13557940714 | prophase I | -occupies more than 90% of the time required for meiosis -chromosomes condense -synapse and crossing over -tetrads and chiasmata | 34 | |
13557940715 | synapsis | -homologous chromosomes loosely pair up -align gene by gene -get together with homologous pair | 35 | |
13557940716 | crossing over | nonsister chromatids exchange DNA segments | 36 | |
13557940717 | metaphase I | homologous pairs line up in the middles of the cell and the spindle fibers attach to them | 37 | |
13557940718 | anaphase I | -chromosomes move toward each pole -sister chromatids move as one unit toward the pole | 38 | |
13557940719 | telophase I | -beginning: each half of the cell has a haploid set of chromosomes -each chromosome consists of two sister chromatids | 39 | |
13557940720 | prophase II | spindle apparatus forms | 40 | |
13557940721 | metaphase II | -because of crossing over the sister chromatids are no longer genetically identical -kinetochores of sister chromosomes attach to microtubules extending from opposite poles | 41 | |
13557940722 | anaphase II | -sister chromatids of each chromosome move as two newly individual chromosomes toward opposite poles | 42 | |
13557940723 | telophase II | -chromosomes arrive at opposite poles -nuclei form and the chromosomes begin decondensing | 43 | |
13557940724 | independent assortment of chromosomes | -mechanism contributing to genetic variation -homologous pairs of chromosomes orient randomly -metaphase I -each pair of chromosomes sorts maternal and paternal homologs into daughter cells independently of the other pairs -the number of combinations possible when chromosomes assort independently into gametes is 2^n where n is the haploid number | 44 | |
13557940725 | crossing over | -mechanism contributing to genetic variation -produces recombinant chromosomes -begins in early prophase I -homologous chromosomes pair up gene by gene -homologue portions of two nonsister chromatids trade places -combines DNA from two parents into a single chromosome | 45 | |
13557940726 | random fertilization | -any sperm can fuse with any ovum -the fusion of two gametes produces a zygote with any of about 70 trillion diploid combinations -each zygote has a unique genetic identity | 46 |
AP Biology Mitosis and Meiosis Flashcards
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