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MITOSIS STUDY GUIDE
To be successful on the Mitosis quiz you should know…
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-the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction and their advantages / disadvantages.
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-examples of organisms that undergo asexual and sexual reproduction.
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- three reasons why cells undergo mitosis.
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- how to correctly fill out a cell cycle bracket.
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-how to draw models of interphase and the four stages of mitosis.
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-how to recognize interphase and each stage of mitosis from cell micrographs.
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-the function of each phase of interphase.
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-the function of each phase of mitosis.
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-the definition of cytokinesis.
10. -how cytokinesis in animal cells differ from that of plant cells.
11. -how DNA is packaged in eukaryotic cells compared to prokaryotic cells.
12. -the difference between naked DNA, chromatin, and chromosomes.
13. -the definition of chromatid, centromere, and telomere.
14. - how to identify chromatids given an image of a replicated chromosome.
15. -how to identify the centromere and telomeres of a replicated chromosome.
16. -why cells that are about to undergo mitosis replicate their DNA.
17. -the function of centrioles in animal cells.
18. -the function of spindle fibers in mitosis and how they connect to replicated chromosome.
19. - how many cells are produced when a cell undergoes one round of mitosis.
20. - the number of chromosomes present before and after one round of mitosis.
21. - the number of chromosome present in a human cell.
22. - know the different kinds of stem cells and the ways in which they are obtained.
23. - how cell size can affect how well a cell can move materials in and out.
24. -be able to calculate the surface area-to-volume ratio of a cubical cell given its dimensions.
25. -what regulatory proteins are and how they affect the cell cycle.
26. -what the function of apoptosis is and under what conditions will it occur.
27. - what causes cancer and how the cell becomes cancerous.
28. - what treatments are available for cancer.
29. -the difference between gametes and an embryo.
30. -what cell differentiation is and be able to give examples of specialized cells.
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