Cell Division
The Cell Cycle
Prophase/Metaphase
Anaphase/Telophase
Vocabulary
100
What is cell division?
When cells divide to create new cells
100
How many stages are in mitosis?
four
100
What is the first phase in mitosis?
prophase
100
What is the last phase called?
Telophase
100
What is DNA?
Genetic information
200
what type of replication do skin and muscle cells go through?
mitosis
200
What phase happens before mitosis?
interphase
200
In what stage do the chromosomes line up in the MIDDLE?
metaphase
200
What is anaphase?
The chromatids move to the opposites ends of the cells
200
What is a chromosome?
Carries DNA and genetic information
300
name the three types of cell division
binary fission, meiosis, mitosis
300
What is mitosis?
Where a single cell splits into two identical cells
300
At what stage does the nuclear membrane disappear?
prophase
300
What phase is this?
Anaphase
300
Example of a single-celled organism?
bacteria, protists, etc.
400
What is meiosis?
cell replication of reproduction cells
400
What happens during interphase?
Gets ready to split! Grows and replicates DNA
400
What gets moved to the side of the cell during prophase?
centrioles
400
True or False: The nuclear membranes form around the chromosomes during telophase
True!
400
What is cytokinesis?
The physical splitting of the cell
500
What is the cell division for single-celled organisms?
binary fission
500
Finish the sentence: A mother cell splits into two __________.
daughter cells
500
What attaches to the centromere during metaphase?
spindle fibers
500
What is the process called when the cells separate?
cytokinesis
500
What are diploids?
Two complete sets of chromosomes