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What limits the size of the cell?
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1. DNA overload2. Exchanging materials (Diffusion rates)3. Ratio of surface area to volume
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What is DNA overload?
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When DNA can't make enough protein
DNA>mRNA>Protein |
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What is the exchanging of materials in a cell? (Diffusion Rates)
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When cells have to be small because diffusion is really sow.
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What is the ration of surface area to volume?
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Volume increases faster than surface area can handle.
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What are the two parts of cell division?
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Mitosis and Meiosis
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What is Mitosis?
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Dividing of somatic cells (body cells); "nuclear division"
EVERY CELL GOES THROUGH THIS EXCEPT FOR SEX CELLS! |
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What is Meiosis?
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The dividing of sex cells only!
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What are other names for sex cells?
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Germ cells and gametes
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What is binary fission?
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Splitting of prokaryote cells
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Can you answer these questions:
1. What problems does growth cause for cells?2. What are the main events of the cell cycle?3. What are the four phases of mitosis?4. How is the cell cycle regulated?5. How are cancer cells different from other cells? |
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What does the "G" in G1 and G2 stand for?
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Gap
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What does the G-O phase do?
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Keeps cells from replicating
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What does it mean to say something is DIPLOID (2n)?
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It means that something has a full amount of chromosomes.
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What does it mean to say something is HAPLOID (n)?
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That something has half the full amount of chromosomes
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In mitosis is something HAPLOID or DIPLOID?
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Diploid
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