Prophase
What happens to the nuclear envelope during prophase?
Breaks down/Disassembles
What are the two stages that make up prometaphase?
Prophase and Metaphase
What is the term for the phase of mitosis that occurs before metaphase?
prometaphase
What is the process by which sister chromatids are separated during anaphase?
segregation
What is the process by which the nuclear membrane reforms during telophase?
reassembly
What happens to chromatin in prophase?
condenses into chromosomes
What happens to the nuclear membrane during prometaphase?
disintegrates/disappears
What is the structure that aligns the chromosomes at the cell's equator during metaphase?
metaphase plate
What is the name of the protein that helps separate the sister chromatids during anaphase?
seraphase
What is the term for the chromosomes that have reached the opposite spindle poles during telophase?
daughter chromosomes
What is the function of the centrosomes during prophase?
organize spindle fibers
What is the function of kinetochores during prometaphase?
attach chromosomes to spindle fibers
What is the term for the protein structure that attaches chromosomes to spindle fibers during metaphase?
kinetochore
What is the role of the centrosomes during anaphase?
move the chromosomes apart
What is the function of the contractile ring during telophase?
separate the cell
What is the function of the spindle fibers during prophase?
separate chromosomes
What protein is responsible for attaching kinetochores to spindle fibers during prometaphase?
What is the term for the microtubules that extend from each spindle pole to the metaphase plate during metaphase?
kinetochore microtubules
What is the term for the microtubules that shorten and pull the chromosomes during anaphase?
kinetochore microtubules
What is the term for the cell division process that follows telophase?
cytokinesis
What are the two types of spindle fibers that form during prophase?
Kinetochore and Interpolar Fibers
What is the term for the process by which chromosomes move towards the center of the cell during prometaphase?
chromosome alignment
What is the name of the process by which sister chromatids separate during metaphase?
chromosome segregation
What is the term for the process by which the spindle fibers shorten during anaphase?
depolymerization
What is the role of the Golgi apparatus during telophase?