DNA/Cell Division Study Guide
1. What does DNA stand for?
2. List the four different nitrogen bases
3. List the pairs of nitrogen bases. (full name)
4. What is on the outside of the DNA molecule?
5. What is on the inside of the DNA molecule?
6. Draw and label all the parts of a DNA molecule.
7. What is another name for a DNA molecule that relates to its structure?
8. What does DNA carry that’s passed from the parent cell to the daughter cells?
9. What is a nucleotide made of?
10. List the steps of DNA replication.
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Cell Division
1. What are the steps of cell division?
2. What occurs in each step?
3. In which step of the cell cycle does mitosis begin and end?
4. What are chromosomes? Chromatin? Chromatid?
5. What do spindle fibers do during cell division?
6. Be able to identify what stage of cell division a cell is in from a picture.
7. List 3 reasons why cell division is important.
8. What is the longest phase in the cell cycle?
9. Know the structures that are present in a cell during cell division
10. What type of cells divide through meiosis?
11. How many daughter cells are produced during mitosis?
12. How many daughter cells are produced during meiosis?
13. Know the definitions of the following words:
a. Gamete
b. Egg
c. Sperm
d. Fertilization
e. Meiosis
14. How many chromosomes are in a normal cell?
15. How many chromosomes are in a cell produced by meiosis?