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1.2 The Cell Cycle and Mitosis
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1. Some _____, called bacteriostatic drugs, temporarily stop bacteria from growing by interfering with mitosis.
4. During much of the _____ _____, the cell grows and prepares for cell division.
6. A cell dies as a normal part of the functioning of healthy multicellular organisms. This regulated, or controlled, cell death is known as _____.
7. During _____, sister chromatids separate into individual chromosomes and move to opposite poles.
9. In animal cells, a pair of organelles called _____ moves to each end of the cell during prophase, forming the poles of the mitotic spindle.
10. This is an electron micrograph of _____ showing the different layers of cells. You lose about 30 000 to 40 000 of these cells every minute.
11. During the first phase of mitosis, called _____, the chromatin (DNA and proteins) that makes up the chromosomes condenses.
14. A cell is in _____ when it is preparing for cell division.
15. A cell that divides uncontrollably is called a _____ cell.
16. During this phase, the cell makes (synthesizes) an entire copy of the DNA of the cell.
17. A _____ is a long piece of coiled DNA and proteins.
18. Cancer cells can seem to be “immortal” because they do not stop _____.
19. The _____ _____ is completed during metaphase and is made of tiny tubes that extend from each pole to the middle of the cell.
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2. The process of splitting the cytoplasm is known as _____ and it occurs during telophase.
3. The Sun is necessary for all life on Earth, but it is also the source of _____ (UV) radiation, which is harmful to skin cells.
5. During the last phase of mitosis, known as _____, the cell divides the cytoplasm into two portions.
8. During _____, the chromosomes line up at the centre of the cell.
9. Chromatids are attached to the spindle at their _____.
12. In early prophase, _____ condenses to form chromosomes.
13. Cell division involves packaging the genetic information in the nucleus into two equal portions; this process is called _____.