Eddy Egan February 14, 2007

Tuliszewski Period ½
Section Assessment 10-2 Page 249
1. Name the main events of the cell cycle.
 G1 Phase - Period of time where cells do most of their growing. Cells
increase in size and synthesize new proteins and organelles.
 S Phase - Chromosome are replicated and the synthesis of DNA takes
place.
 G2 Phase - Many of the organelles and molecules required for cell
division are produced.
 M Phase - The process of cell division

2. Describe what happens during each of the four phases of mitosis.

 Prophase - The chromatin condenses into chromosomes. The centrioles
separate, and a spindle begins to form. The nuclear envelope breaks down.
 Metaphase - The chromosomes line up across the center of the cell. Each
chromosome is connected to a spindle fiber at its centromere.
 Anaphase - The sister chromatids separate into individual chromosomes
and are moved apart.
 Telophase - The chromosomes gather at opposite ends of the cell and lose
their distinct shapes. Two nuclear envelopes will form.

3. Describe what happens during interphase.

 The cell grows and replicates its DNA and centrioles.

4. What are chromosomes made of?

 Chromosomes consist of two identical “sister” chromatids, with each pair
of chromatids being attached at an area called the centromere.

5. How do prokaryotic cells divide?

 Prokaryotic cell division is a process known as binary fission, is fast. The
chromosome is duplicated prior to division. The two copies of the
chromosome attach to opposing sides of the cellular membrane.
Cytokinesis, the physical separation of the cell, occurs immediately.

6. How is cytokinesis in plant cells similar to cytokinesis is animal cells? How is it

different?
 Both plant and animal cells have properties that both resemble each other
when they are separating for mitosis. In contrast the animal cells have
their cytoplasm pinched into two parts, while the plant cell has a cell plate
boundary that acts more as a wall between the two new cells.