Cell Growth and Reproduction Vocabulary Worksheet 1 Answers
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Teacher Name: Richard Eckert
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Define these terms:
Asexual Reproduction Process by which a single parent reproduces by itself.
Binary Fission This is a form of asexual reproduction in which one cell or organism is split in two; this is a
natural form of cloning and provides no genetic variety.
Crossing Over This is the process in which two chromosomes exchange DNA during prophase of meiosis.
Diploid This is an organism or cell with two sets of chromosomes.
Gamete This is a haploid cell with half the reproductive information from the parent.
Match the term on the left with its definition on the right:
P
Adenine
A. These are organisms that come from the same cell and are genetically
identical to one another.
D Animal Cell
B. This is the structure in the cell nucleus that houses a cell's genetic
information.
I
C. This is the result of uncontrolled cell division. Often caused by mutations.
Mutations may be caused by environmental factors such as radiation or
chemicals.
Asexual
C Cancer
D. This kind of cell does not have a large central vacuole.
J
E. This is when minerals break on specific planes.
Cell
M Cell Cycle
F. This is the the theory that describes protein building in this order: DNA to
RNA to protein. DNA is transcribed to RNA which is translated to protein.
Protein is never back-translated to RNA or DNA; DNA is never directly
translated to protein.
K Cell Division
G. This is the last part of the cell cycle, and it is where the cytoplasm is
divides amongst the two new daughter cells.
F Central Dogma
H. This the period during the cell cycle between the DNA replication and
mitosis. Chromatin condense into chromosomes and the chromosomes
get ready for segregation.
N Centrioles
I. This is a type of reproduction where one organism divides into two and
there is no exchange of genetic information.
B Chromosome
J. This is the structural and functional unit of all living organisms, and are
sometimes called the "building blocks of life."
E Cleavage
K. This is the process of cell reproduction where cell splits into two daughter
cells.
A Clones
L.
G Cytokinesis
M. The series of events in a eukaryotic cell that involve growth, replication
and division.
L
N. These are barrel shaped microtubules in most animal cells, that organize
the spindles during cell division.
Egg
This is the female reproductive cell.
O G1
O. This is the period during the cell cycle when the cell is neither preparing
for cell division nor dividing; it is growing while carrying on regular cell
activities.
H G2
P.
This bonds to thymine (T) in DNA.