cell division vocabulary

Question 1

cell cycle

Answer 1

the regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo.

Question 2

interphase

Answer 2

the stage of the cell cycle that takes place before cell division occurs during this stage, the cell grows, copies, DNA, and prepares to divide

Question 3

replication

Answer 3

the process by which a cell makes a copy of the DNA in its nucleus.

Question 4

mitosis

Answer 4

the stage of the cell cycle during which the cell’s nucleus divides into two new nuclei and one copy of the DNA is distributed into each daughter cell.

Question 5

chromosomes

Answer 5

a double rod of condensed; chromatin contains DNA that carries genetic information.

Question 6

chromatid

Answer 6

one of the identical rods of a chromosome.

Question 7

cytokinesis

Answer 7

the final stage of the cell cycle in which the cell’s cytoplasm divides, distributing the organelles into each of the two new cells.