Phase Number
Phase before mitosis where the cell grows and replicates DNA
Interphase
Chromosomes attach to spindle fibers
Prophase
Cell division/splitting
Mitosis
A fan-like microtubule structure that separates chromatids
Spindle
1st Phase of mitosis
Prophase
Nuclear envelope reforms around chromosomes at each pole
Telophase
Chromosomes
Centromere
2nd phase of mitosis "middle"
Metaphase
Centro-meres split and sister chromatids move away to opposite poles of the cell
Anaphase
DNA Replication
Each strand of a duplicated chromosome
Chromatid
3rd phase of mitosis "Away"
Anaphase
Chromosomes line up at the middle(equator) of the spindle.
Metaphase
Identical Cells
Daughter Cells
Tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animals cells that organize the spindle.
Centrioles
4th phase of mitosis "Two"
Telophase
The splitting of the cytoplasm which forms 2 distinct cells.
Cytokinesis
Organism reproduces a copy of itself
Asexual Reproduction