1. Cell Cycle
-the cell cycle is the process a cell undergoes when it is dividing
-there are two main phases during the cell cycle:
-interphase: the cell grows and gathers nutrients
for mitosis
-mitosis: the phase when the cell begins division
-there are three phases that are identified within interphase that go in the following order: Gap 1, or G1
2. Synthesis, or S
3. Gap 2, or G2
-Gap 0, or G0 is a resting
phase where no division
is occurring (cell is resting)

2. Cell Cycle -most often, cells are found in the G0 phase
-during the G1 phase, the
cell grows larger and
prepares to replicate DNA
-during the S phase, genetic
material is replicated to be
given to another cell
-during the G2 phase, the
cell prepares for division by
getting organelles ready

3. Cell Cycle Review 1. Which phase will you find the average cell in?
2. What happens during the G1 phase?
3. What happens during the S phase?
4. What happens during the G2 phase?