Unit 3 Vocab Review

Front

What is the stage in mitosis where chromosome pairs split up and start to go to the opposite end of the cell?

Back

Anaphase

Front

What is an organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis called?

Back

Autotroph

Front

What theory states that all living things are made up of cells?

Back

Cell theory

Front

What is a cell that has a nucleus and other membrane-based organelles called?

Back

Eukaryotic

Front

What is the splitting of the cell's cytoplasm called?

Back

Cytokinesis

Front

What is the process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells?

Back

Mitosis

Front

What is the term for organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on other organisms for nutrition?

Back

Heterotroph

Front

What is the phase of the cell cycle where the cell spends most of its life?

Back

Interphase

Front

What is the process by which a cell divides to form gametes?

Back

Meiosis

Front

What is the name of the structure that contains the genetic material in a cell?

Back

Nucleus