Cell Cycle Cards 1-10

Question 1

The period in the cell cycle in which the cell is not dividing

Answer 1

Interphase

Question 2

The events in the life of a cell, from its origin to its division into two daughter cells

Answer 2

Cell Cycle

Question 3

The portion of interphase in which chromosomes are duplicated

Answer 3

S phase (Synthesis)

Question 4

The portion of interphase before DNA Synthesis begins

Answer 4

G1 Phase

Question 5

The portion of interphase after DNA Synthesis begins

Answer 5

G2 Phase

Question 6

The part of the cell cycle that includes mitosis and cytokinesis

Answer 6

Mitotic phase

Question 7

The first stage of mitosis in which 1) Chromosomes condense; 2) the mitotic spindle forms; and 3) the nucleus comes apart

Answer 7

Prophase

Question 8

The process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells

Answer 8

Mitosis

Question 9

The final stage of mitosis in which 1) the nucleus reforms; 2) the mitotic spindle comes apart; and 3) the chromosomes spread out

Answer 9

Telophase

Question 10

The stage of mitosis in which sister-chromatids separate and move to the poles of the cell

Answer 10

Anaphase