Interphase
This phase is where a cell spends the majority of its life, growing and preparing for division.
What is interphase?
In prophase, these structures condense and become visible under a microscope.
What are chromosomes?
During metaphase, chromosomes align at this central location in the cell.
What is the metaphase plate?
During anaphase, the sister chromatids are pulled toward these structures.
What are opposite poles of the cell?
During telophase, these structures reform around the separated sets of chromosomes.
What is a nucleus or nucleus envelope?
The specific stage of interphase where DNA is replicated.
What is the S phase?
The nuclear envelope begins to do this in prophase.
What is breakdown or disappear?
In metaphase, each chromosome is attached to spindle fibers at this structure.
What is the centromere?
In anaphase, the spindle fibers shorten, causing the chromatids to do this.
What is move apart?
This is the process that occurs after telophase, dividing the cytoplasm into two separate cells.
What is cytokinesis?
During this phase of interphase, the cell grows and carries out normal functions, but does not replicate its DNA.
What is G1 phase?
These structures, which help move chromosomes, begin to form during prophase.
What are spindle fibers?
This is the key event that happens in metaphase, preparing the cell for anaphase.
What is the alignment of chromosomes at the equator of the cell?
This is the key process that occurs during anaphase, where chromatids are separated.
What is chromatid separation?
This is considered the last phase of mitosis.
What is telophase?
In this stage of interphase, the cell checks for DNA errors and begins final preparations for mitosis.
What is G2 phase?
This term refers to the paired structures that move to opposite poles of the cell during prophase.
What are centrioles?
This is the key event that happens in metaphase, preparing the cell for anaphase.
What is the alignment of chromosomes at the equator of the cell?
The pulling apart of sister chromatids during anaphase is powered by the shortening of these structures.
What are spindle fibers?
These are the initials to help remember mitosis.
What is PMAT?
Collectively, G1, S, and G2 make up this percentage of the interphase
90 %
The chromatids are attached to this region during prophase.
What is the centromere?
This is the second step in the mitosis process.
What is metaphase?
Anaphase ensures that each daughter cell will receive this.
What is a complete set of chromosomes?
If cells were a classroom this is whose house it would be.
What is Ms. Williams house? :)