Chapter 10 Outline


Cell Reproduction: Mitosis

The general functions of cell division precedes coverage of the cell cycle before the stages of mitosis are reviewed. How prokaryotes divide is also included.

Chapter Outline

In this chapter outline, the learning objectives and the selected key terms are given for each major head in the chapter.

Cell Division Occurs in All Organisms (p. 158)

1. Relate cell division to the reproduction of unicellular organisms and the growth and
repair of multicellular organisms.

2. Name two general functions of cell division.

3. Describe a duplicated eukaryotic chromosome.
Selected Key Terms: chromosome, chromatin, diploid (2n) number, haploid (n)
number, cytokinesis, mitosis, sister chromatid, centromere

How Eukaryotic Cells Cycle (p. 160)

4. State the stages of the cell cycle, and describe what happens during each stage.
5. Describe how the cell cycle is believed to be controlled, and relate this mechanism to
the development of cancer.
interphase, kinase, cyclin

How Eukaryotic Cells Divide (p. 162)

6. Draw a series of diagrams illustrating the phases of mitosis in animal cells, and tell
what happens during each phase; describe cytokinesis in animal cells.
7. State at least one difference between plant and animal cell mitosis; describe
cytokinesis in plant cells.
spindle, centrosome, centriole, aster, cell plate

How Prokaryotes Reproduce (p. 166)

8. Describe the prokaryotic chromosome and the process of binary fission.
nucleoid, asexual reproduction, binary fission

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