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Match each of the following terms to its definition:

Microscope Karyotype Meiosis Metaphase

Genetic code Golgi body Interphase Lysosome

1. __________ - the correspondence between RNA triplets and specific amino acids that are used to form a particular protein

2. __________ - an organelle that directs different materials made inthe cell where they need to go

3. __________ - the first stage of the cell cycle and the period beforecell division during which the cell matures and prepares to divide andcopies its chromosomes (DNA) and centrioles

4. __________ - a picture of the actual chromosomes of the organism,arranged in pairs

5. __________ - a cell organelle that contains chemicals (enzymes) tobreak down food and recycle waste materials

6. __________ - cellular process responsible for producing sex cells(egg and sperm) that contain half the number of chromosomes of theparent cell

7. __________ - a phase of mitosis following prophase during whichthe double-stranded chromosomes line up along the center of the celland the spindle fibers attach to each centromere

8. __________ - a tool used by scientists to make small things appearlarger so that they are easier to observe and study; an instrument thatmagnifies small objects

Cell Reproduction

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Match each of the following terms to its definition:

Microscope Karyotype Meiosis Metaphase

Genetic code Golgi body Interphase Lysosome

1. Genetic code - the correspondence between RNA triplets and specific amino acids that are used to form a particular protein

2. Golgi body - an organelle that directs different materials made in thecell where they need to go

3. Interphase - the first stage of the cell cycle and the period beforecell division during which the cell matures and prepares to divide andcopies its chromosomes (DNA) and centrioles

4. Karyotype - a picture of the actual chromosomes of the organism,arranged in pairs

5. Lysosome - a cell organelle that contains chemicals (enzymes) tobreak down food and recycle waste materials

6. Meiosis - cellular process responsible for producing sex cells (eggand sperm) that contain half the number of chromosomes of the parentcell

7. Metaphase - a phase of mitosis following prophase during which thedouble-stranded chromosomes line up along the center of the cell andthe spindle fibers attach to each centromere

8. Microscope - a tool used by scientists to make small things appearlarger so that they are easier to observe and study; an instrument thatmagnifies small objects

Cell Reproduction

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