Mitosis Vocab Quiz

stage in mitosis where chromosomes begin moving to opposite ends (poles) of the cell.

• anaphase

• interphase

• G2 phase

• metaphase

the process that somatic cells go through to grow and reproduce.

• Mitosis

• Cell Cycle

• Cytokinesis

• Prophase

cylindrical structures that are composed of groupings of microtubules arranged in a 9 + 3 pattern.

• Centromere

• Chromatid

• Chromatin

• Centrioles

a region on a chromosome that joins two sister chromatids.

• Centrioles

• Chromatin

• Centromere

• Chromatid

one of two identical copies of a replicated chromosome.

• Chromatid

• Chromatin

• Chromosome

• Cytokinesis

mass of genetic material composed of DNA and proteins that condense to form chromosomes during eukaryotic cell division.

• Chromatid

• Chromosome

• Chromatin

• Centrioles

a long, stringy aggregate of genes that carries heredity information (DNA) and is formed from condensed chromatin.

• Chromosome

• Chromatin

• Chromatid

• Cytoskeleton

division of the cytoplasm that produces distinct daughter cells.

• Cytoskeleton

• Cytokinesis

• Cell Cycle

• Centromere

a network of fibers throughout the cell's cytoplasm that helps the cell maintain its shape and gives support to the cell.

• Cytoskeleton

• Cytokinesis

• Chromosome

• Centrioles

a cell resulting from the replication and division of a single parent cell.

• Diploid Cell

• Daughter Chromosome

• Daughter Cell

• Haploid Cell