Cell Division Vocab Review

To make an exact copy of

• Centromere

• Replicate

• Formate

• Cytokinesis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

The first stage of mitosis when chromatin condenses and can be seen

• Telophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Prophase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

The longest phase of a cell cycle when the cell grows and develops, replicates its DNA, and make proteins and RNA to prepare for cell division

• Interphase

• Prophase

• Cytokinesis

• Synthesis

A type of reproduction that occurs when only one parent organism reproduces itself to form a genetically identical offspring

• Asexual reproduction

• Sexual reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A disorder of the cell cycle that results in uncontrolled cell division and formation of malignant (spreading) tumors

• Mutation

• Cancer

• Apoptosis

• Binary fission

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A structure that holds the sister chromatids together

• Centromere

• Centriole

• Spore

• Chromatin

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

All of the cells in the body except for the gametes; these cells make up the tissues and organs

• Sex cells

• Somatic cells

• Protocells

• Haploid cells

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The process of abnormal cancer cells breaking away from their home tissues adn spreading to other parts of the body and forming new masses

• Malignancy

• Metastasis

• Benign

• Neuropathy

The part of the cell cycle where the nucleus divides

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Cytokinesis

• Interphase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Any substance directly involved in causing cancer; includes certain chemicals, UV radiation, and even certain types of viruses

• Toxins

• Mutagens

• Carcinogens

• Pathogens