SP23 AP17 Vocabulary Quiz

One of two major periods in the cell life cycle; the growth phase in the cell cycle.

• interphase
• S phase
• diploid
• DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

The "first gap" phase of the cell cycle in which the cell grows rapidly.

• G1 phase
• G2 phase
• G0 (G-zero) Phase
• chromosome

The "synthesis" phase of the cell cycle in which the chromosomes of a cell are duplicated.

• S phase
• mitotic phase
• DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
• replication

The "second gap" phase of the cell cycle in which the cell grows more slowly and prepares for cell division.

• G2 phase
• G0 (G-zero) Phase
• chromosome
• gene

A short period in the cell cycle in which the nucleus and then the cytoplasm of a cell divides.

• mitotic phase
• DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
• replication
• ribonucleic acid (RNA)

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

A nongrowing, nondividing state which is part of the healthy life cycle of some cells.

• G0 (G-zero) Phase
• chromosome
• gene
• messenger RNA (mRNA)

A nucleic acid found in all living cells.

• DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
• replication
• ribonucleic acid (RNA)
• transcription

Rodlike structure of tightly coiled chromatin.

• chromosome
• gene
• messenger RNA (mRNA)
• translation

The process of copying DNA prior to cell division.

• replication
• ribonucleic acid (RNA)
• transcription
• mutation

The unit of heredity; codes for specific polypeptides; has a specific location on a particular chromosome.

• gene
• messenger RNA (mRNA)
• translation
• intron

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1