AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In cell division, the cell that is dividing is called the “parent” cell. The parent cell divides into two “daughter” cells. The process then repeats in what is called the cell cycle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cell Cycle A cell cycle is a series of events that takes place in a cell as it grows and divides. A cell spends most of its time in what is called interphase, and during this time it grows, replicates its chromosomes, and prepares for cell division.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cell cycle is composed of interphase (G₁, S, and G₂ phases), followed by the mitotic phase (mitosis and cytokinesis), and G₀ phase.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cellular reproduction is a process by which cells duplicate their contents and then divide to yield multiple cells with similar, if not duplicate, contents. Mitosis-nuclear division resulting in the production of two somatic cells having the same genetic complement (genetically identical) as the original cell.

Detailed explanation-5: -The cell cycle is a four-stage process in which the cell increases in size (gap 1, or G1, stage), copies its DNA (synthesis, or S, stage), prepares to divide (gap 2, or G2, stage), and divides (mitosis, or M, stage). The stages G1, S, and G2 make up interphase, which accounts for the span between cell divisions.