Chapter 3 Vocabulary - From a Cell to an Organism

Front

What is a group of organs working together to complete a series of tasks?

Back

Organ system

Front

What is a long muscle cell called?

Back

Fiber

Front

What are the two identical strands of DNA that make up a duplicated chromosome?

Back

Sister chromatids

Front

What is the division of a cell's cytoplasm and contents called?

Back

Cytokinesis

Front

What is the period of growth and development of a cell?

Back

Interphase

Front

What is the basic unit of life?

Back

Cell

Front

What is a group of similar cells that perform a specific function?

Back

Tissue

Front

What is the process by which a cell divides to form two new daughter cells?

Back

Mitosis

Front

What structure holds the two sister chromatids together?

Back

Centromere

Front

What is the process of cell specialization called?

Back

Cell differentiation