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| In order for a cell to survive it must maintain a high area/volume ratio |
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| Born, work, divide, die (Apoptosis) |
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| 2 genetically identical cells |
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Repair/Replacement
Pass information to next generation
growth |
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| Other reasons for cell to divide |
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| What are the two types of cell division? |
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Nerve cells
Skeletal muscle
Red Blood Cells |
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| Which cells do not divide |
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| What part of the cell is the most important in cell division? |
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What type of cell carries this kind of DNA content?
DNA- single, circular molecule
DNA- tightly twisted and folded into compact package |
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What type of cell contains this kind of DNA content
Contains much more DNA
Multiple chromosomes
Found in nucleus |
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| Structures that contain genes |
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| How many chromosomes do humans have |
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| A portion of a DNA molecule that contains the necessary information to make a protein |
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What type of Chromosome structure is long, uncoiled structures that occur during interphase
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| a single DNA molecule containing identical sets of information |
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| Point where two chromatids are attached |
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1. Single Parent
2. Offspring have hereditary traits identical to single parent
3.Rapid
4. Very efficient
5. Mitosis is basis
6. Genetic uniformity (clones) |
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| What are the 6 characteristics of Asexual reproduction? |
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1. Two parents
2.Gametes figure to form a zygote
3. Slower
4. Inefficient
5. Meiosis is basis
6. Genetic variability (genetic diversity) |
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| Name the 6 characteristics of sexual reproduction |
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| What are sperm and egg/plant spores called |
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| contain only one member of each homologous chromosome pair |
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| Contain both members of a homologous pair |
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| formation of 4 sperm cells |
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| formation of 1 egg cell and 3 polar bodies |
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1. In somatic tissue
2. Produce somatic cells
3. One division per cycle
4. Diploid to Diploid
5.Basis for asexual reproduction |
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| Name the 5 characteristic of Mitosis |
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1. In reproductive organs
2. Produce gametes
3. Two divisions per cycle
4. Diploid to Haploid
5. Basis for sexual reproduction |
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| Name the 5 characteristics of Meiosis |
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| the fusion of the egg and sperm nuclei |
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| the diploid to chromosome number |
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| Fertilization re-establishes... |
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| What cell is formed by fertilization |
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| prevents tangling of the two strands as they unwind |
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| single-strand binding proteins |
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| stabilizes the two strands and keeps them from reforming during replication |
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