| What molecule contains the information needed to direct all the activities of a cell? |
| Where in a cell are prokaryotic chromosomes found? eukaryotic chromosomes? |
| A human somatic cell contains how many homologous chromosomes? |
| How many chromosomes are in an human egg cell? sperm cell? |
| What is a karyotype? |
| Are gametes diploid or haploid? |
| Zygotes will have what chromosome number? |
| Does cell division in bacteria take place in the same way as it does in eukaryotes? Explain. |
| In what stage do cells spend most of their life cycle? |
| Is mitosis asexual or sexual reproduction? |
| A new nuclear envelope develops during cell division in what stage? |
| In what stage do chromatids separate from each other? |
| How does the number of chromosomes in newly divided cells compare with the number of chromosomes in the original cell? |
| During what type of cell division do haploid cells develop from diploid cells? |
| In order for DNA to fit into a cell, what must be done to compact it? |
| What is a centromere? |
| How many chromosomes are in a human skin cell? a human ovum? |
| Bacteria reproduce by a method known as _____________ ______________. |
| What is the shape of a bacterial chromosome? |
| Chromosomes are arranged along the equator of a cell during which stage of cell division? |
| Spindle fibers are made of ________________. |
| Be able to recognize sketches of the stages of mitosis. |
| What happens during cytokinesis in a plant cell? |
| Homologs separate during ________________. |