Cell Biology and Processes Flashcard

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What happens during interphase?

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Cell grows, performs normal functions, and prepares for division

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Which phase involves chromosomes lining up along the metaphase plate?

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Metaphase

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What occurs during anaphase?

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Chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell

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What is the role of the nuclear membrane during telophase?

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It reforms

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What is cytokinesis?

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Division of the cytoplasm to form two daughter cells

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What is mitosis?

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Cell division producing two identical daughter cells

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What are chromosomes made of?

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DNA molecules

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What is cancer?

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Uncontrolled cell division and growth

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What is diffusion?

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Movement of molecules from high to low concentration

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What is osmosis?

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Diffusion of water across a membrane toward the side with higher solute concentration