cell growth and division p.1

Question 1

cell division

Answer 1

A mother cell dividing its nucleus into two daughter cells.

Question 2

asexual reproduction

Answer 2

reproduction w/o intercourse

Question 3

sexual reproduction

Answer 3

reproduction w intercourse

Question 4

chromosome

Answer 4

a structure in the nucleus made up of proteins and DNA

Question 5

chromatin

Answer 5

A mixture of DNA and proteins

Question 6

cell cycle

Answer 6

a series of events that take place in a cell as it grows and develops.

Question 7

interphrase

Answer 7

stage of cell cycle where cell prepares for division

Question 8

mitosis

Answer 8

cell splitting into two identical cells

Question 9

cytokinesis

Answer 9

process of cell division in which cytoplasm seperates into two cells.

Question 10

prophase

Answer 10

1st phase of mitosis

Question 11

chromatid

Answer 11

half of a duplicated chromosome

Question 12

centromere

Answer 12

links a pair of sister chromatids together during cell division

Question 13

centriole

Answer 13

organelle in cytoplasm that organizes micro tubes

Question 14

metaphase

Answer 14

stage of cellular division where chromosomes align on the metaphase plate in the the middle of the cell