Unit 6 In class Review

Front

The structures labeled B are_________, held together by a centromere.

Back

sister chromatid

Front

A cancer causing agent that increases the risk of DNA damage or disrupts the cell cycle is called?

Back

Carcinogen

Front

What are the main reasons why cells divide?

Back

Repair, reproduce, replace, and resize

Front

In what phase of the cell cycle is the cell growing, replicating DNA, and preparing for division?

Back

Interphase

Front

Why is DNA important?

Back

It provides the instructions for a cell to create proteins.

Front

What is the function of a centromere?

Back

It holds sister chromatids together during cell division.

Front

Define carcinogen.

Back

A substance that can lead to cancer by causing DNA damage.

Front

What occurs during interphase?

Back

The cell grows, replicates its DNA, and prepares for division.

Front

List the four main reasons cells divide.

Back

Repair, reproduce, replace, and resize.

Front

What is the role of DNA in cells?

Back

DNA contains the instructions for making proteins.