Mitosis Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks with the correct terms related to mitosis. 1. Mitosis is the process by which a cell divides to produce two _________ daughter cells.

• identical

• different

• similar

• unrelated

The phase of the cell cycle that occurs before mitosis, in which the DNA replicates, is called _________.

• interphase

• prophase

• metaphase

• anaphase

During _________, the chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes, and the nuclear membrane begins to break down.

• prophase

• metaphase

• anaphase

• telophase

In _________, the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell along the metaphase plate.

• metaphase

• anaphase

• prophase

• telophase

During _________, sister chromatids are pulled apart and move toward opposite poles of the cell.

• anaphase

• prophase

• metaphase

• telophase

6. _________ is the phase in which the nuclear membrane reforms, and the chromosomes begin to unwind back into chromatin.

• telophase

• prophase

• metaphase

• anaphase

The final step, _________, involves the division of the cytoplasm, resulting in two separate cells.

• cytokinesis

• mitosis

• meiosis

• interphase

The structure that helps pull the chromatids apart during mitosis is called the _________.

• spindle apparatus

• centromere

• nucleus

• cell membrane

Mitosis is important for _________, _________, and _________ in multicellular organisms.

• growth

• repair

• maintenance

• all of the above

Unlike mitosis, _________ is the process that produces gametes with half the number of chromosomes.

• meiosis

• mitosis

• binary fission

• budding