The Cell Cycle

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What are spindle fibers?

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Threadlike structures that pull chromatids apart during cell division.

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What is the original cell before it divides called?

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Parent cell.

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What do daughter cells refer to?

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The two cells produced after cytokinesis.

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In which stage does a cell spend most of its life?

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Interphase.

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What process do multi-cellular organisms use to replace damaged body cells?

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Mitosis.

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What is mitosis?

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A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

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What is cytokinesis?

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The process that divides the cytoplasm of a parental cell into two daughter cells.

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What is the role of centromeres?

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They hold sister chromatids together until they are separated during cell division.

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What happens during anaphase?

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

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What is interphase?

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The phase of the cell cycle where the cell spends most of its time, preparing for division.

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