AP Bio Cell Cycle and Signaling

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What is the process called when the cytoplasm divides?

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Cytokinesis

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What type of cells are anchorage dependent?

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Regular cells

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What is a G protein?

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A protein on the cytoplasmic side of a receptor protein.

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What is the division of the cytoplasm of the cell called?

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Cytokinesis

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What is true about cell cycle regulation?

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Changing concentrations of cyclin result in binding to cdk.

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What phase of the cell cycle involves DNA replication?

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S-phase.

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What is the role of cyclins in the cell cycle?

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Cyclins regulate the cell cycle by activating cyclin-dependent kinases (cdks).

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What is the function of the mitotic spindle?

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To separate chromosomes during cell division.

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What is apoptosis?

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Programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms.

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What is the significance of checkpoints in the cell cycle?

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Checkpoints ensure that the cell cycle progresses only when conditions are favorable.