6. (a) What term is used to describe the long stage of the cell cycle when cell division is not occurring?
(b) Name two types of biomolecule that are produced in the cell during this stage of the cell cycle - Leaving Cert Biology - Question 6 - 2016
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(a) What term is used to describe the long stage of the cell cycle when cell division is not occurring?
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Worked Solution & Example Answer:6. (a) What term is used to describe the long stage of the cell cycle when cell division is not occurring?
(b) Name two types of biomolecule that are produced in the cell during this stage of the cell cycle - Leaving Cert Biology - Question 6 - 2016
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What term is used to describe the long stage of the cell cycle when cell division is not occurring?
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The term used to describe the long stage of the cell cycle when cell division is not occurring is Interphase.
Step 2
Name two types of biomolecule that are produced in the cell during this stage of the cell cycle.
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Two types of biomolecules produced during interphase include:
Nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA)
Protein
Step 3
Name one organelle that is replicated at this stage of the cell cycle.
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One organelle that is replicated during interphase is the mitochondrion.
Step 4
Give any two other changes which will have occurred in the cell by the end of this stage of the cell cycle.
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Two other changes that occur by the end of interphase are:
The chromosomes become condensed (short or thick) and are visible under a microscope.
The nuclear membrane disappears.
Step 5
Suggest why mature human red blood cells do not undergo cell division.
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Mature human red blood cells do not undergo cell division because they lack a nucleus.
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