7.11 Alternate - Mitosis VOCABULARY

Front

Which part of the Cell Cycle takes the longest?

Back

Interphase

Front

In which part of the cell cycle do the chromosomes replicate themselves and prepare to divide?

Back

Interphase

Front

The ___________ holds the replicated sister chromatids together.

Back

centromere

Front

What is apoptosis?

Back

programmed cell death

Front

What does DNA Replication mean?

Back

DNA copies itself.

Front

What is the main purpose of Mitosis?

Back

To divide the nucleus and its contents into two identical nuclei.

Front

What are sister chromatids?

Back

Identical copies of a chromosome, connected by a centromere.

Front

What is cytokinesis?

Back

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

Front

What happens during Prophase?

Back

Chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes, and the nuclear envelope begins to break down.

Front

What is the role of centrioles during Mitosis?

Back

They help organize the spindle fibers that separate the chromosomes.