CELLULAR
REPRODUCTION
BINARY FISSION & THE CELL
CYCLE (INTERPHASE – MITOSIS –
CYTOKINESIS)
Vocab you should know…
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Cellular reproduction: the way that cells
reproduce
Asexual reproduction: reproduction that
does not involve the union of gametes;
where one parent produces offspring that
are genetically identical to it
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Binary fission: division of a prokaryotic cell
into two offspring cells
Mitosis: period of nuclear cell division in
which two daughter cells are formed, each
containing a complete set of chromosomes
Interphase: cell growth phase where a cell
increases in size, carries on metabolism,
and duplicates chromosomes prior to
division
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Prophase: 1st & longest phase of mitosis
where chromatin coils into visible
chromosomes
Chromatin: long, tangles strands of DNA
found in the eukaryotic cell nucleus during
interphase
Chromosomes: cell structures that carry
the genetic material that is copied & passed
from generation to generation of cells
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Metaphase: short second phase of mitosis
where doubled chromosomes move to the
equator of the spindle & chromatids are
attached by centromeres to a separate
spindle fiber
Chromatids: one of the two strands of a
chromosome that become visible during
meiosis or mitosis
Centromeres: region of the chromosome
that holds the two sister chromatids
together during mitosis
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Anaphase: phase of mitosis where
centromeres split and the chromatid
pairs of each chromosome are pulled
apart by microbtubules
 Microtubules: thin, hollow cylinders
made of protein that provide structural
support for eukaryotic cells
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Telophase: final phase of mitosis
during which nuclear membranes form
around each new set of chromosomes
 Haploid: cell with one of each kind of
chromosome (n)
 Diploid: cell with two of each kind of
chromosome (2n)
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Cytokinesis: cell process following
mitosis in which the cell’s cytoplasm
divides & separates into two new
daughter cells
 Cell plate: precursor of a new plant
cell wall that forms during cell division
& divides the cell into two
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CELLULAR
REPRODUCTION - BASICS
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Two basic types:
Binary fission
 Cell cycle
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Prokaryotic Reproduction
Binary
fission
It’s a form of asexual
reproduction
Most prokaryotic cells
reproduce this way
Binary Fission Owl 154
Eukaryotic Cell
Reproduction: The Cell
Cycle
Interphase: repeating set of events in the
life of a cell, made of 3 phases; time
between cell divisions, duplication of DNA
& cell parts
 Mitosis: reproduction & division of
nucleus
 Cytokinesis: division of cytoplasm &
formation of new cells
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Cell Cycle Simulation
INTERPHASE
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Interphase: Longest phase of cell division;
divided into 3 phases; starts after the last cell
division when daughter (offspring) cells are
about ½ the size of the parent cells
G1 phase: cell growth – offspring cells grow to
adult size
S phase: DNA is copied & cell parts are
duplicated
G2 phase: cell growth & preparation for division
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Kangaroo rat interphase
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Interphase
Interphase:
organelles double
in #, DNA replicates, protein
synthesis occurs,
chromosomes are not visible
b/c DNA appears as uncoiled
chromatin.
Interphase
MITOSIS
Mitosis:
Divided into 4
different phases
follows interphase
Is followed by cytokinesis
Mitosis
Mitosis: Prophase, step 1
 Nuclear
membrane & nucleolus
disappear; chromatin condenses
& chromosomes become visible
as chromatids; sister chromatids
pair up; spindle fibers are
assembled.
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Kangaroo rat prophase
Mitosis: Prophase
Mitosis: Metaphase, step 2
Sister
chromatid pairs line up
along the cell’s equator;
spindle fiber attach to the
centromeres holding them
together.
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Kangaroo rat metaphase
Mitosis: Metaphase
Mitosis: Anaphase, step 3
 Sister
chromatids split apart at the
centromere as the spindle fibers
shorten & “pull” them toward
opposite poles; cleavage furrow
appears.
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Kangaroo rat anaphase
Mitosis: Anaphase
Mitosis: Telophase, step 4
 Chromatids
reach opposite poles,
nuclear membrane & nucleoli
reform, cleavage furrow deepens;
spindle fibers disappear;
chromatids uncoil to chromatin.
Kangaroo rat telophase
Mitosis: Telophase
Cytokinesis; last
phase of cell cycle
Cytokinesis
follows mitosis;
dividing cell separates into
2 diploid daughter cells
Different in animal and
plant cells
Cytokinesis in animal cells
animal cells lack a cell wall and are
surrounded only by a plasma membrane
 Cleavage furrow deepens until the two
furrows meet & pinch apart the cytoplasm
creating two separate cells called daughter
cells
 Cytokinesis real time
 Kangaroo rat cytokinesis
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Cytokinesis in Animal Cells
Cytokinesis in plant cells
plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall in
addition to the plasma membrane
 A cell plate is formed along the equator of the
cell & separates the cytoplasm into two
daughter cells.
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Cytokinesis in plant cells
Cellular Reproduction Quiz
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3.
What are the two basic types of
cellular reproduction?
Binary fission is a type of _________
reproduction.
What are the 3 phases of the cell
cycle in eukaryotic reproduction?
Quiz Cont’d
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What happens to the DNA during
interphase?
What are the 4 phases of mitosis?
During what phase of mitosis do the
duplicated chromosomes line up at
the equator?
During which phase do the sister
chromatids move towards opposite
poles?
Quiz Cont’d
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10.
During which phase does the
nuclear membrane reform?
How many cells are there at the end
of cytokinesis?
What is different in plant cell
cytokinesis than in animal cell
cytokinesis?