Mitosis
Meiosis
Terms of Mitosis
The Cell Cycle
Phases
100

The process that results in new cells with genetic material that is identical to the original cell

What is mitosis

100

The process by which the chromosomal number is halved.

What is meiosis?

100

The name given to cells having two sets of chromosomes.

What is a diploid cell?

100
the longest phase of the cell cycle
What is interphase?
100

The phase when the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

What is metaphase?

200

The number of phases in mitosis

What is four?

200
The number of cycles that meiosis goes through.
What is two?
200
This is attached to the spindle fibers that appears in prophase.
What are centrioles?
200

The last stage of Interphase.

G2

200

The phase when chromosomes pull apart toward the poles

What is anaphase?

300

The longest phase in mitosis where chromosomes condense

what is prophase?

300

The process in meiosis that increases genetic variation

What is crossing over?

300
The part of the chromosome that the spindle fiber attaches to.
What is a centromere?
300
Name the three phases of Interphase.
What are G1, S, and G2?
300

The phase where chromosomes reach the poles and begin to uncoil

What is telophase?

400

These are the type of cells that undergoes Mitosis

What are your body cells or somatic cells?

400

The phase of meiosis where crossing over occurs?

What is prophase I?

400

The name of reproductive cells

What are gametes?

400

The name of the phase where DNA is duplicated.

What is the S phase of interphase?

400

When the cytoplasm pinches off and creates two daughter cells

What is cytokinesis?

500

The purpose of mitosis

What is the replacement of damaged cells or growth?

500
This is placed after the phase to indicate the cycle that it is in.
What is a roman numeral?
500

Name the term for normal body cells.

What are somatic cells?

500
The phase in interphase where DNA is replicated.
What is S phase?
500
the phase where chromosomes become visible
What is prophase?
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