Name That Phase
Cell Cycle Basics
Inside Mitosis
Apoptosis & Cancer
100

During this phase, the cell grows and copies its DNA before dividing.

What is Interphase?

100

The main job of mitosis is to make new ___ cells.

What is Identical

100

DNA condenses into these visible structures.Purpose of checkpoints.

What is Chromosomes

100

Cell death on purpose.

What is Apoptosis

200

Chromosomes condense, spindle fibers form, and the nuclear envelope breaks down.

What is Prophase?

200

Mitosis helps with growth and ___.

What is Repair

200

Fibers that move chromosomes.

What is Spindle fibers

200

Apoptosis removes ___ cells.

What is Damaged

300

Chromosomes line up along the center of the cell.

What is Metaphase?

300

Cells must go through each stage in the correct ___.

What is Order

300

Area where sister chromatids are joined.

What is Centromere

300

Cancer happens when mitosis is ___.

What is Uncontrolled

400

Sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite sides of the cell.

What is Anaphase?

400

Cells that divide incorrectly can cause ___.

What is Cancer

400

During this phase, the nuclear envelope disappears.

What is Prophase

400

A mass of abnormal cells from uncontrolled division form a ___.

What is Tumor

500

The cytoplasm splits and two identical daughter cells are formed.

What is Cytokinesis?

500

The cell cycle keeps chromosome numbers ___.

What is The same

500

By the end of mitosis, there are ___ new nuclei.

What is two

500

When apoptosis fails, cells keep ___.

What is Dividing