Cell Division vocabulary

What is the process in which the cytoplasm divides, completing cell division?

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

• Interphase

• Anaphase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What is the first stage of mitosis, where chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes?

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Prophase

• Telophase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What is a disease caused by uncontrolled cell division?

• Cancer

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

• Interphase

What is the second stage of mitosis, where chromosomes line up at the cell’s equator?

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What is the final stage of mitosis, where two nuclei form?

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What is a sequence of events including growth, DNA replication, and cell division?

• Cell cycle

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

• Anaphase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What is a tightly coiled structure of DNA and proteins that carries genetic information?

• Chromatin

• Chromosome

• Centromere

• Spindle fibers

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What are regulatory mechanisms that monitor the cell cycle and ensure proper division?

• Checkpoints

• Chromosomes

• Spindle fibers

• Centromeres

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What is the phase where the cell grows, duplicates DNA, and prepares for division?

• Interphase

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

• Anaphase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

The division of the cytoplasm into two daughter cells is called ________.

• Cytokinesis

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Interphase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4