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Which cycle includes growth, development, and division?
Cell Cycle
During ____________, duplicated DNA condenses into chromosomes.
prophase
What is the division of a cell’s nucleus and contents?
mitosis
The cell cycle is important for reproduction in some organisms, growth in __________ organisms, replacement of worn-out or damaged cells, and repair of damaged tissues.
multicellular
In plant cells, a(n) __________ grows outward toward a new cell wall until two new cells form.
cell plate
Because of the cell cycle, organisms grow and __________ , replace old or damaged cells, and produce new cells.
develop
Most cells in an organism go through a cycle of growth, development, and division called the .
Cell Cycle
Before a cell divides, it makes copies of all its _____________.
organelles
Two new ________________ result from mitosis and cytokinesis.
daughter cells
What is cytokinesis?
division of a cell’s cytoplasm and contents
What are two new cells that result from mitosis and cytokinesis?
daughter cells
In __________________, the nucleus and its contents divide.
mitosis
What is a centromere?
structure that holds sister chromatids together
During interphase, most cells go through three stages—rapid growth and replication of the organelles; ____________ of DNA, the genetic information in a cell; and preparation for cell division.
replication
What is a cell with membrane-bound structures?
eukaryotic
During interphase, the DNA in the cell is called _________________.
chromatin
What is a cell’s period of growth and development?
interphase
During the mitotic phase, a cell_____________.
reproduces.
What are one of the two identical strands of DNA that make up a duplicated chromosome?
sister chromatids
There are two main phases of the cell cycle—interphase and the___________phase.
mitotic
During _____________, duplicated DNA condenses into chromosomes.
prophase
During _____________, sister chromatids in each duplicated chromosome separate and are pulled in opposite directions by the spindle fibers.
anaphase
During ____________, chromosomes begin to uncoil, and two new identical nuclei form.
telophase
In animal cells, a(n) _____________ in the middle of the cells gets deeper until the cell membrane comes together to divide the cell.
furrow
During _____________, the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.
metaphase