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 the mitosis during which the chromosomes condense and the nucleus membrane starts to disappear

Question 5

metaphase

Answer 5

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

Question 6

anaphase

Answer 6

the third phase in 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 membrane forms around chromosomes on opposite sides of the cell and the chromosomes become unbound DNA in a newly formed nucleus

Question 8

cytokinesis

Answer 8

a stage of the cell cycle during which the cell membrane pinched in and the cytoplasm divides into two 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 compound of chromosomes and carries genetic information

Question 12

centromere

Answer 12

a structure that that holds the sister chromatids together

Question 13

sister chromatids

Answer 13

two identical chromatids that make up a duplicated chromosome