Cell Life Cycle Flashcards
Three stages of a cell’s life cycle
Interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis
What is the longest phase of cellular life
interphase
what happens in interphase
G1-normal cell growth
S-chromesomes are doubled
G2-Cell prepares for mitosis
What happens in Mitosis
division of the nucleus
what are the four stages of mitosis
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
what is cytokinesis
it is when the cytoplasm divides
What can cytokinesis occur during
telophase
What is the end result of this whole process
2 daughter cells that are identical
what happens in prophase
spindle fibers grow, nucleus breaks down
chromosomes start to attach to the spindle fibers
what happens in metaphase
chromosomes line up in the middle
what happens in anaphase
the spindle fibers pull chromosomes apart to different sides of the cell
what happens in telophase
2 new nuclei form around chromosomes
