Mitosis

Question 1

Mitosis

Answer 1

a process where cells duplicate the DNA to make new cells to replace old, damaged, or worn out cells (ex- new cells to replace a scab/injury)

Question 2

Interphase

Answer 2

the longest phase- the DNA is being copied

Question 3

Prophase

Answer 3

the membrane around the nucleus (nuclear membrane) disappears and and the chromatin becomes coiled and condensed

Question 4

Metaphase

Answer 4

(middle) the spindle fibers
line the chromosomes up in the middle of the cell

Question 5

Anaphase

Answer 5

(apart) the chromosomes break at the centromere and the chromatids are pulled apart toward the opposite ends of the cell

Question 6

Telophase

Answer 6

(two) The final stage of mitosis when the spindle fibers disappear & a nucleus forms around each set (2) of chromosomes

Question 7

Cytokinesis

Answer 7

when the cytoplasm divides and the newly copied cell separates to form two identical “daughter cells”

Question 8

Chromosome

Answer 8

found in the nucleus of a cell, it holds the DNA

Question 9

DNA

Answer 9

Deoxyribonucleic Acid- this is the genetic material that determines the traits of an organism, it is copied during interphase

Question 10

Centromere

Answer 10

the center that holds the chromatids together

Question 11

Spindle fibers

Answer 11

Thin string-like fibers that attach to the chromosomes during metaphase to pull the chromosomes apart

Question 12

Cell Cycle

Answer 12

the process a cell goes through each time it divides