Plant Cell Division

When plants reach their final form, cells are ___ wherein they enter an extended period of growth (differentiated & maturation).

Both meristems consist of undifferentiated and dividing cells that deliver new cells to the growing structures.

Asymmetric cell division leads to two distinct cell fates: 1. one daughter cell maintains the stem cell fate; 2. one will receive instructions to differentiate into a specific cell type.

Does the length of cell cycle vary among groups of life?

Evolved specialized components of eukaryotic cells that function as switches to monitor the progression of cell cycle.

They perform a quality control function to prevent transmission of incompletely replicated or damaged genomes to daughter cells.

Two Phases of Cell Cyle

Resting phase; period of growth

Three Phases of Interphase

Cell is recovering from cell division; conducts most of its normal metabolism; the largest part of cell cycle