STUDY GUIDE: Cell Cycle

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What phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

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S phase of interphase.

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Why would a cell want to increase in size?

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So it can have enough membrane to hold the materials it made.

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The length of a specialized cell's cycle directly relates to what?

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Its function.

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During which phase of mitosis are chromosomes pulled apart and move to opposite ends of the cell?

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Anaphase.

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What does a DNA nucleotide contain?

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Deoxyribose, phosphate group, nitrogenous base (not cholesterol).

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What are the three main phases of the cell cycle?

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Interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis.

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What occurs during the G1 phase of interphase?

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Cell growth and normal metabolic functions.

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What is the purpose of the G2 phase in the cell cycle?

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Preparation for mitosis, including further growth and organelle duplication.

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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 after mitosis.