AP - Unit 4: The Cell Cycle

Front

What is the region where chromatids remain attached to one another?

Back

Centromere

Front

What phase of the cell cycle involves the separation of sister chromatids?

Back

Anaphase

Front

Which phase occurs when the spindle fibers attach to the kinetochores of chromosomes?

Back

Prometaphase

Front

What is a single arm of a chromosome called?

Back

Chromatid

Front

What is the phase of the cell cycle where chromosomes are aligned at the cell's equator?

Back

Metaphase

Front

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

Back

Mitosis

Front

What is the term for the entire sequence of events in the life of a cell from its formation to its division?

Back

Cell Cycle

Front

What is the phase of the cell cycle where the cell prepares for mitosis?

Back

Interphase

Front

What is the role of spindle fibers during mitosis?

Back

To separate sister chromatids and pull them to opposite poles of the cell.

Front

What is the phase of mitosis where the nuclear envelope re-forms around each set of chromosomes?

Back

Telophase