BioChem 1360: Unit 3

The ___ ____ allows multicellular organisms to grow and divide; single-celled organisms to reproduce

TRUE or FALSE: All multicellular organisms use cell division for growth and the maintenance and repair of cells and tissues

• TRUE

• FALSE

Somatic (Body) Cells...

• are any normal body cells of an organism that is not involved in reproduction

• divides from chromatin

• divides regularly

• contains 2 copies of each of their chromosomes (1 from each parent)

TRUE or FALSE: The cell cycle is an ordered series of events that involve cell growth and cell division that produces 2 new daughter cells

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the correct order to the Cell Cycle?

1. Cell Division

2. Cell Growth

3. DNA Replication

• 3, 2, 1

• 1, 3, 2

• 2, 3, 1

• 1, 2, 3

Which stage of the cell cycle produces 2 identical cells?

• Cell Growth

• DNA Replication

• Cell Division

What are the 2 major phases of the cell cycle?

• Mitotic Phase

• G Phase

• S phase

• Interphase

_____ is the phase that cells can grow and DNA is replicated

_____ is the phase that replicated DNA and cytoplasmic contents are separated and the cell divides

Genomes...

• consists of its entire complement of DNA

• the cells complete genetic information

• encodes the genes that control the organisms charateristics

• packaged as double-stranded DNA