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Self Assessment Questions for Lesson 2

The Cell Cycle

by Dr Jamie Love Creative Commons Licence 2002 - 2005

1

List the three stages of the cell cycle and provide for each stage a brief (one sentence) explanation highlighting its importance.

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2

List the three "substages" of interphas,e highlighting the features that define each substage.

Then provide for each substage a brief (one sentence) explanation highlighting its importance. (What is the cell doing at this substage?)

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3

What is a centrosome?

What does it do?

Why is it important?

What is the name of the structures that make up most centrosomes?

How many centrosomes are in G1 and how many are in late G2?

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4

Write down and define three words you have learned in this course that begin with the syllable "cent".

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