Name ____________________________________________ Date __________________ Period _____AP Biology Chapter 9 Guided Reading Assignment due Monday 10/21

1. Define the following terms:a. Genome

b. Chromosomes

c. Somatic cells

d. Gametes

e. Chromatin

f. Sister chromatids

g. Centromere

h. Mitosis

i. Cytokinesis

j. Meiosis

2. List the activities that occur in each step of the cell cycle:a. Mitotic phase

b. Interphase

c. G1 phase

d. G2 phase

e. S phase

3. Define the following terms:a. Mitotic spindle

b. Centrosome

c. Microtubule organizing center

d. Aster

e. Kinetochore

4. Label the diagram below:

5. Contrast cytokinesis in plant and animal cells.

6. Define binary fission and label the diagram below:

7. What is the cell cycle control system and how do checkpoints play into this?

8. What is a cyclin and what does it activate?

9. What are Cdk’s?

10. Define the following terms:a. Cancer

b. Benign

c. Malignant

11. Discuss the 5 characteristics of cancer cells.

12. Label the picture of the progression of cancer.

13. What is a telomere and how does it affect cancer cells?

14. Compare cell division in eukaryotes and prokaryotes.