Mitosis Flashcards

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Interphase

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The cell gets the signal to start the cell cycle, while the cell preforms all of its organelles functions; replicate DNA

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Prophase

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Spindles form between centrioles; the nuclear membrane disappears

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Metaphase

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The chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell; spindle fibers attach

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Anaphase

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The spindles untwist the chromosomes and pull them to either sides of the cell

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Telophase

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The cell pinches in the middle; nuclear membrane reappears

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Cytokinesis

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The two daughters cells are formed and the cycle keeps going back at Interphase

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Four reasons the cell cycle is important:

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Replace old cells, repair cells, grow, and to reproduce

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What is PMAT as a whole?

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Mitosis

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Since a plant cell has a cell wall, a ______ must be formed between the two new daughter cells.

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Cell plate

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