Unit 1 Cell Cycle & Cancer Test R 24/25

Front

What phase of mitosis is characterized by the condensation of chromatin into visible chromosomes?

Back

Prophase

Front

What is the condensed, organized, 'neat' form of DNA that is visible during cell division?

Back

Chromosomes

Front

What is the series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells?

Back

Cell Cycle

Front

Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis and appears as small dots in the cell?

Back

Ribosomes

Front

What are the stages included in Interphase?

Back

G1, S, G2

Front

What is the phase of the cell cycle where the cell spends most of its life and prepares for division?

Back

Interphase

Front

What is the process called when a cell divides into two identical daughter cells?

Back

Mitosis

Front

What is the term for the proteins that regulate the cell cycle?

Back

Cyclins

Front

What is the phase of mitosis where chromosomes align at the cell's equator?

Back

Metaphase

Front

What is the phase of mitosis where sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite poles of the cell?

Back

Anaphase