Phases of Mitosis
This phase involves chromosomes lining up at the cell's equator.
Metaphase
The name of the structure that creates spindle fibers.
Centrioles
What is the main purpose of mitosis?
Cell growth, repair and replace, reproduction
This term describes the genetic material in its uncoiled state.
Chromatin
The phase where the nuclear membrane breaks down.
Prophase
The part of the chromosome where spindle fibers attach.
Centromere
Mitosis occurs in these types of cells.
Somatic cells
The point where two sister chromatids are joined.
Centromere
Sister chromatids are pulled apart in this phase.
Anaphase
This structure helps pull chromosomes apart.
Spindle fibres
How does mitosis contribute to tissue repair and regeneration?
Mitosis allows damaged or lost cells to be replaced, helping to heal wounds and regenerate tissues.
The structure that forms during cytokinesis in animal cells.
Clevage furrow
The final phase of mitosis where the nuclear membrane reforms.
Telophase
What does this specialized protein form when it pinches and contracts during cytokinesis?
Clevage furrow
What is the difference between mitosis and cytokinesis?
Mitosis divides up the contents in the nucleus. Cytokinesis divides up the contents of the cytoplasm.
This process occurs after mitosis to divide the cytoplasm.
Cytokinesis
The longest phase of the cell cycle.
Interphase
What organelle produces small vesicles to help with cytokinesis in plant cells?
Golgi bodies
What happens to the chromosomes during the S phase of interphase before mitosis begins?
The DNA is replicated, resulting in two identical sister chromatids for each chromosome.
This phase comes before mitosis in the cell cycle.