MITOSIS| BIO| SCIENCE
MITOSIS - Answer-Part of cell division in eukaryotic cells in which the nucleus divides
eventually producing 2 daughter cells which are genetically identical to the parent cell
CYTOKINESIS - Answer-Part of cell division in which the cytoplasm is divided between
the 2 new daughter cells
CHROMATID - Answer-One of two identical parts or arms of a chromosome
CENTROMERE - Answer-Region of the chromosome where the 2 sister chromatids
are held together and which is the attachment site of the spindle fibers during cell
division
CELL CYCLE - Answer-Series of events including interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis
that cells go through as they grow and develop
INTERPHASE - Answer-Phase of the cell cycle in between divisions in which cells
spend most of their time growing and carrying out their cellular functions in the body
PROPHASE - Answer-first and longest phase of mitosis during which chromosomes
become visible, centrioles appear and move to opposite poles, and the nuclear
membrane and nucleolus disappear
METAPHASE - Answer-(MIDDLE) 2nd phase of mitosis during which the
chromosomes line up along the center of the cell
ANAPHASE - Answer-(APART) third phase of mitosis during which the chromatid arms
separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
TELOPHASE - Answer-(TWO) 4th and last phase of mitosis during which TWO nuclei
are visible; the chromosomes spread out as chromatin, the nuclear membrane and
nucleolus return, and mitotic spindle and centrioles disappear
HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOME - Answer-A pair of morphologically similar
chromosomes that are the same size and the same shape and carry genes for the
same traits
CELL WALL - Answer-This is found outside the cell membrane. Its function is to
provide support and protection.
CHROMOSOMES - Answer-DNA scrunched up in dividing cells
