Cell Cycle & Mitosis

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What are chromosomes?

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DNA packaged into threadlike structures.

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Which phase of the cell cycle is #5?

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Metaphase.

Front

A cell spends __% of its cycle in ____ (fill in the blanks).

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90% of its cycle in interphase.

Front

Cell division is represented by what letter?

Back

D.

Front

Which phase of the cell cycle is #1?

Back

Anaphase.

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What is the cell cycle?

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The series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication.

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What is interphase?

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The phase of the cell cycle where the cell spends most of its time preparing for division.

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What occurs during prophase?

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Chromosomes condense and become visible, and the nuclear envelope begins to break down.

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What happens during metaphase?

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Chromosomes line up at the cell's equator.

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What is anaphase?

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The phase where sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite sides of the cell.