Cell Cycle and Mitosis

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What is the stage of mitosis in which the chromosomes move away from one another to opposite sides of the cell?

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Anaphase

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What acronym can help remember the stages of cell division?

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PMAT (Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase)

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What is the goal of mitosis?

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To make two new daughter cells with the same DNA.

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What is the process of dividing the DNA of a cell into two new nuclei called?

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Mitosis

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What stage of mitosis involves the chromosomes lining up in the middle of the cell?

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Metaphase

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What is the first stage of mitosis?

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Prophase

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What happens during telophase?

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The chromosomes begin to uncoil, and the nuclear envelope re-forms around each set of chromosomes.

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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 interphase?

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The phase of the cell cycle where the cell prepares for mitosis, including DNA replication.

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What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?

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Mitosis results in two identical daughter cells, while meiosis results in four genetically diverse gametes.