mitosis

Question 1

cell cycle

Answer 1

when cells in an organism go through a cycle of growth, development, and division.

Question 2

mitosis

Answer 2

the process by which a parent cell divides into two identical daughter cells.

Question 3

interphase

Answer 3

the stage of the cell cycle between periods of mitosis in which the cell grows.

Question 4

prophase

Answer 4

the first phase of mitosis during which chromosomes condense and the nuclear membrane starts to disappear.

Question 5

metaphase

Answer 5

the second phase in mitosis during which chromosomes line up along the center of the cell

Question 6

anaphase

Answer 6

the third phase of mitosis during which each chromosome is pulled apart by spindle fibers and the resulting daughter chromosomes are pulled to opposite sides of the cell.

Question 7

telophase

Answer 7

the fourth and final phase of mitosis during which a nuclear nuclear membrane forms around chromosomes on opposite sides of the cell and the chromosomes become unwound DNA in a newly formed nucleus.

Question 8

cytokinesis

Answer 8

a stage of the cell cycle during which a cell membrane pinched in the cytoplasm divides into 2 daughter cells after mitosis

Question 9

centriole

Answer 9

an organelle found near the nucleus in animal cells that forms the spindle fibers that pull chromosomes apart during mitosis

Question 10

chromosome

Answer 10

the part of a cell that contains genes

Question 11

DNA

Answer 11

the chemical found in cells that is the main component of chromosomes and carries genetic information

Question 12

centromere

Answer 12

a structure that holds the sister chromatids together.

Question 13

sister chromatids

Answer 13

two identical chromatids that made up a duplicated chromosome.

Question 14

daughter cells

Answer 14

the result of the cell cycle where two genetically identical cells are formed