Mitosis Vocabulary Quiz

Type of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent

• Asexual Reproduction
• Sexual Reproduction

Type of reproduction in which two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism

• Asexual Reproduction
• Sexual Reproduction

The threadlike structure of DNA and protein that contains genetic information

• Chromosome
• Chromatin
• Chromatid
• Centriole

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Region of the chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach.

• Centriole
• Chromatin
• Chromatid
• Centromere

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Region of the chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach.

• Centriole
• Chromatin
• Chromatid
• Centromere

Period of the cell cycle between divisions

• Interphase
• Metaphase
• Anaphase
• Telophase

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells.

• Cytokinesis
• Metaphase
• Anaphase
• Telophase

The first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses on the chromosome becomes visible.

• Interphase
• Prophase
• Metaphase
• Anaphase

Structure in an animal cell that helps organize cell division

• Centriole
• Contromere
• Chromosome
• Chromatid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell.

• Prophase
• Metaphase
• Anaphase
• Telophase