Phases of Mitosis
Mitosis Basics
Cell Structure
Key Terms
True or False
100

What is the first phase of mitosis?

What is Prophase?

100

What is Mitosis?

What is the process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells?

100

What structure pulls the chromosomes apart?

What are spindle fibers?

100

The part of a chromosome where the sister chromatids are joined.

What is the centromere?

100

True or False: The acronym for Mitosis is PMET. 

What is false? (PMAT) 

200

During which phase do chromosomes line up in the middle?

What is Metaphase?

200

What type of cells undergo Mitosis? 

What are somatic/body cells?

200

Where are chromosomes located in a cell?

What is the nucleus?

200

Each half of a duplicated chromosome.

What is Chromatid? (sister chromatids) 

200

True or False: There are four phases of mitosis.

What is true? 

300

When do sister chromatids separate?

What is Anaphase?

300

How many cells are produced at the end of mitosis?

What are 2? 

300

What organelle duplicates before mitosis?

What are centrioles?

300

The threadlike structures made of DNA and proteins.

What are chromosomes?

300

True or False: DNA is copied during mitosis.

What is false? (This happens in interphase) 

400

Which phase reverses prophase changes and reforms the nucleus?

What is telophase?

400

What is the main purpose of mitosis?

What is growth, repair, or asexual reproduction?

400

What forms around each group of daughter chromosomes?

What is the nuclear membrane? 

400

The structure that forms and helps pull chromatids apart during mitosis.

What is the spindle (or spindle fiber)?

400

True or False: Mitosis is part of the cell cycle.

What is true?

500

What is cytokinesis and how is it different from mitosis?

What is the division of the cytoplasm, which follows mitosis?

500

What would happen if cells didn’t undergo mitosis?

What is organisms wouldn’t grow or repair damaged tissues?

500

What structure is made of DNA and becomes visible during mitosis?

What are chromosomes?

500

The full name for the process where the nucleus divides.

MITOSIS! 

500

True or False: The cell contains 94 chromatids all through Mitosis. 

What is false?