1. List the four phases of mitosis in order
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

2. Identify and briefly describe each of the parts of the cell cycle.
G1 phase, cell growth;
S phase, DNA replication;
G2 phase, preparation for mitosis;
M phase, cell division (mitosis and cytokinesis)

3. Describe how uncontrolled cell division is dangerous in organisms.
Rapidly dividing cancer cells take nutrients away from healthy tissues. This leads to a disruption of the proper functioning body organs that causes illness and may lead to death.

4. Which letter represent S phase of the cell cycleB

5. During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the middle of the dividing cell?
metaphase

6. The two main stages of cell division are called
mitosis and cytokinesis

7. One difference between cell division in plant cells and in animal cells is that plant cells have
a cell plate

8. During normal development, the cells between toes and fingers die by ____________________, a process of programmed cell death.
apoptosis

9. In eukaryotic cells, the timing of the cell cycle is regulated by
cyclins

10. During ____________________ reproduction, cells can produce genetically different offspring, whereas during ____________________ reproduction, cells produce genetically identical offspring.
sexual, asexual

11. Cyclins are a family of closely related proteins that regulate the
cell cycle

12. Explain the difference between cytokinesis in plant cells and animal cells.
In plant cells, a cell plate forms in the cytoplasm midway between each new nucleus. The cell plate gradually develops into a separating membrane, and a cell wall begins to appear in the cell plate. In animal cells, there is no cell plate. The cell membrane is drawn inward until the cytoplasm is pinched into two nearly equal parts.

13. Cancer cells form masses of cells called
tumors

14. __________ is a disorder in which some cells have lost the ability to control their growth rate
Cancer

15. During early development, all cells in the embryo of a multicellular organism are identical. Later on in development, the cells will become specialized through a process called
differentiation.

16. Centrioles duplicate during which phase of the cell cycle
interphase

17. Mitosis is a form of _________ reproduction, because the daughter cells that form are identical to the parent cell.
asexual

18. Interphase is represented by which letters
A,B,C

19. Most of a cell’s growth takes place during the ______ phase of the cell cycle.

20. When during the cell cycle is a cell’s DNA replicated?
S phase

21. During ____________, a cell undergoing cell division finally splits into two daughter cells.
cytokinesis

22. the role of the __________during mitosis is to help separate the chromosomes.
spindle fibers

23. ___________is a disorder in which some of the body’s cells lose the ability to control growth and division.
Cancer

24. provides genetic diversity
An advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that sexual reproduction
provides genetic diversity

25. Cell division occurs in two main stages, the first of which is called _____________________.
mitosis

26. Prokaryotes reproduce by an asexual process known as _________________.
binary fission

27. Which type of reproduction, sexual or asexual, is best suited for organisms that live in a place where environmental conditions are stable? And Why
Because the offspring of asexual reproduction are genetically identical to parents, they have the characteristics that help them survive in the conditions in which the parent cells survived. They might not have characteristics to survive should the conditions change.

28. The process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells is called
cell division

29. During normal mitotic cell division, a parent cell that has eight chromosomes will produce two daughter cells, each containing
eight chromosomes.

30. During which phase in the cell cycle does mitosis happen?
M phase