Cell Cycle (mitosis)

During interphase

• DNA lines up in the middle of the cell and DNA attaches to spindle fibers

• 2 new nuclei form

• 2 new identical cells are created

• DNA gets copied

During prophase

• DNA lines up in the middle of the cell and DNA attaches to spindle fibers

• centrioles and spindle fibers appear

• 2 new identical cells are created

• DNA gets copied

During metaphase

• DNA lines up in the middle of the cell and DNA attaches to spindle fibers

• centrioles and spindle fibers appear

• 2 new identical cells are created

• DNA gets copied

During anaphase

• DNA lines up in the middle of the cell and DNA attaches to spindle fibers

• centrioles and spindle fibers appear

• Each DNA gets pull to the opposite sides of the cell

• DNA gets copied

During telophase

• DNA lines up in the middle of the cell and DNA attaches to spindle fibers

• centrioles and spindle fibers appear

• Each DNA gets pull to the opposite sides of the cell

• 2 new nuclei form

During cytokinesis

• DNA lines up in the middle of the cell and DNA attaches to spindle fibers

• Cell membrane pinches to make 2 new identical daughter cells

• Each DNA gets pull to the opposite sides of the cell

• 2 new nuclei form

Why is DNA important

• it provides the instructions/blueprint for a cell

• it makes energy

• it stores wastes

• it is responsible for making food

What is the order of the cell cycle

• interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase,telophase, cytokinesis

• prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, interphase, cytokinesis

• interphase, metaphase, prophase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis

• interphase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase, prophase, cytokinesis

Why do cells go through mitosis?

• to make food from sunlight

• to create proteins

• to get air into the cells

• to reproduce, grow and repair/replace

Daughter cells created by mitosis have

• half of the parents genetic material

• twice the parent cell's genetic material

• an exact copy of the parent cell

• have a brand new DNA structure