stages of mitosis

Question 1

prophase

Answer 1

1st stage: nuclear envelope breaks chromosomes are free in cytoplasm
-centrioles travel to opposite sides

Question 2

metaphase

Answer 2

chromosomes line up at the metaphase plate
-mitotic spindle begins to form
-spindle fibers attach to chromosomes

Question 3

anaphase

Answer 3

sister chromatids separate to opposite poles

Question 4

telophase

Answer 4

nuclear envelope begins to reform around chromosomes
-cells pinch in at metaphase plate
-ends when furrows meet in the middle

Question 5

cytokinesis

Answer 5

2 separate daughter cells