Name:__________________________________________ Biology Period___________ Date______________
Chapter 5 Key Vocabulary Review
MATCHING
Place the word and letter in the blank next to the correct definition.
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cell cycle
mitosis
cytokinesis
chromosome
histone
chromatin
chromatid
centromere
telomere
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
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growth factor
apoptosis
cancer
benign
malignant
carcinogen
asexual reproduction
binary fission
tissue
organ
organ system
cell differentiation
stem cell
Word
Definition
Groups of cells that work together to perform a similar function.
Third phase of mitosis during which sister chromatids separate and
are pulled to opposite sides of the cell.
Broad group of proteins that stimulate cell division.
Repeating nucleotide at the ends of DNA molecules that do not
form genes and help prevent the loss of genes.
Cell that can divide for long periods of time while remaining
undifferentiated.
Protein that organizes chromosomes around which DNA wraps.
Common name for a class of diseases characterized by
uncontrolled cell division.
First stage of mitosis when chromatin condenses, the nuclear
envelope breaks down, the nucleolus disappears, and the
centrosomes and centrioles migrate to opposite sides of the cell.
Group of different types of tissues that work together to perform a
specific function or related functions.
Region of condensed chromosome that looks pinched; where
spindle fibers attach during mitosis and meiosis.
Programmed cell death.
Substance that produces or promotes the development of cancer.
The asexual reproduction of a single-celled organism by division
into two roughly equal parts.
Last phase of mitosis when a complete set of identical
chromosomes is positioned at each pole of the cell, the nuclear
membranes start to form, the chromosomes begin to uncoil, and
the spindle fibers disassemble.
One half of a duplicated chromosome.
Having no dangerous effect on health, especially referring to an
abnormal growth of cells that are not cancerous.
Two or more organs that work in a coordinated way to carry out
similar functions.
Process by which cell divides its nucleus and contents.
Loose combination of DNA and proteins that is present during
interphase.
Process by which the cell cytoplasm divides.
Second phase of mitosis when spindle fibers align the
chromosomes along the cell equator.
Pattern of growth, DNA replication, and cell division that occurs
in a eukaryotic cell.
Process by which unspecialized cells develop into their mature
form and function.
Cancerous tumor in which cells break away and spread to other
parts of the body, causing harm to the organism’s health.
Long, continuous thread of DNA that consists of numerous genes
and regulatory information.
Process by which offspring are produced from a single parent;
does not involve the joining of gametes.