Cell cycle check in

What block do you have Biology?

• Block 5

• Block 6

Why do cells divide? (purpose/goal?) (Look at your notes and put in your own words, do not google this!)

Answer explanation

Cells divide to make exact copies of themselves. This could be to contribute to organism growth, to replace old or damaged cells, or simply to reproduce.

Are these chromosomes from BEFORE or AFTER DNA Replication?

• Before

• After

• Could be either

Are these chromosomes from BEFORE or AFTER Cell Division?

• Before

• After

• Could be either

All phases in the life of a cell are called

• replication
• the cell cycle
• mitosis
• interphase

The period of cell growth BEFORE cell division is

• interphase
• replication
• anaphase
• telophase

Which event occurs during interphase?

• The cell grows.
• Spindle fibers begin to form.
• Duplicated chromosomes separate/divide.
• The cytoplasm splits in two.

The process during which the NUCLEUS of a cell and its chromosomes are divided into two is ______.

• interphase
• G1
• mitosis
• cytokinesis

The step where the CYTOPLASM divides is called ______.

• G1
• S Phase
• Mitosis
• Cytokinesis

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