Cell Growth & Division

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What is the disease caused by cells growing out of control?

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Cancer

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In which phase does the cell spend most of its life?

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Interphase

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Does the number of chromosomes change during the cell cycle?

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No! The number always stays the same.

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What is the peak of a graph?

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The largest/most amount of something on a graph.

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What happens if a cell undergoes mitosis without copying its DNA?

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The daughters would only have half their DNA.

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What is the cell cycle?

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The series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication.

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What are the main phases of the cell cycle?

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Interphase, Mitosis, and Cytokinesis.

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What occurs during Interphase?

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The cell grows, duplicates its DNA, and prepares for mitosis.

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What is Mitosis?

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The process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells.

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What is Cytokinesis?

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The division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells.