Phases of Mitosis
During this phase of mitosis, spindle fibers pull and push duplicated chromosomes to the middle of a cell and this is the shortest phase of mitosis.
What is metaphase?
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During interphase, DNA is called _________.
What is chromatin?
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Two new cells that result from mitosis and cytokinesis are called ________ _____.
What are daughter cells?
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In some unicellular organisms, ____ ________ is a form of reproduction.
What is cell division?
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A cell without a membrane-bound nucleus is a ___________ ____.
What is a prokaryotic cell?
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During this phase of mitosis, copied chromatin coil tightly, creating chromosomes, and the nuclear membrane breaks down along with the nucleolus.
What is prophase?
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Chromatids are held together by a structure called a __________.
What is a centromere?
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This phase of the cell cycle follows interphase.
What is the mitotic phase?
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The ____ _____ is important for reproduction, growth, replacement, and repair.
What is the cell cycle?
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A unicellular organism made of one prokaryotic cell is called a __________.
What is a prokaryote?
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In this phase of mitosis, spindle fibers start to disappear, chromosomes begin to uncoil, and a nuclear membrane forms around each set of chromosomes. It is often described as the reverse prophase.
What is telophase?
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This stage of interphase includes growth, cellular functions, and organelle replication.
What is stage G1?
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The cytoplasm and its contents divide in ___________.
What is cytokinesis?
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Cell division allows multicellular organisms, such as humans, to grow and develop from one cell, also called a __________ ___.
What is a fertilized egg?
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A unicellular organism that is made of one eukaryotic cell is called a _________.
What is a eukaryote?
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In this phase of mitosis, the two sister chromatids in each chromosome separate from each other. The cell begins to get longer.
What is anaphase?
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This stage of interphase includes growth and cellular functions.
What is stage G2?
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In _______, the nucleus and its contents divide.
What is mitosis?
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Cell division is also critical for _________ damage.
What is repairing?
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A __________ ____ has a nucleus surrounded by a membrane and many other specialized organelles.
What is a eukaryotic cell?
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_______ is a continuous process that scientists divide into different phases.
What is mitosis?
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This stage of interphase includes growth, chromosome replication, and organelle replication.
What is stage S?
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When a cell divides, each daughter cell will have ten different chromatids. Chromatids are now called ___________.
What are chromosomes?
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Even after an organism is fully grown, ____ ________ continues.
What is cell division?
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This is the process by which cells become different types of cells.
What is cell differentiation?
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