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Week 8, Session 2
The Cell Cycle
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Bio 211 (5)
Dr. Holscher
10-15-09
1. What differentiates living matter from non-living matter?
2. What is continuity of life based on?
3. What is the function of mitosis in animal cells? (What is produced?)
4. In humans, ___________________ cells have 46 chromosomes, and ________________
cells have 23 chromosomes.
5. The genetic info, packaged as DNA, is called the ___________________.
6. Label the diagram:
7. Eukaryotic cell division consists of ______________ and ___________________.
8. What phase alternates with the mitotic phase of eukaryotic cell division?
9. What are the three stages of interphase?
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10. What is G0 stage? How do cells get here? What kinds of cells might we find in this stage?
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11. What are the five phases of the mitotic cycle? Describe each phase:
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12. What two regulatory proteins are involved in cell cycle control? How do they work
together?
13. What are examples of external signals that control cell cycle checkpoints?
14. What inhibitions do cancer cells lack?
15. Explain the difference between a tumor being benign and malignant.U
16. What does it mean to metastasize?