Cell Cycle Vocabulary

Events in the life of a cell that results in growth, duplication of DNA in order to produce new cells

• Cell cycle

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

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Phase where cell divides its identical copied DNA to make 2 identical diploid cells; includes prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase

• Mitosis

• Interphase

• Anaphase

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Microtubules attach to chromosomes aligning them on equator

• Prophase

• Anaphase

• Metaphase

Two new daughter cells formed; occurs after mitosis

• Telophase

• Metaphase

• Cytokinesis

Match the description to the phase

• prophase

• chromosomes line up

• metaphase

• sister chromitds pull apart

• cytokinesis

• nucleus disappears

• telophase

• two new nucleic form

• anaphase

• cytoplasm divides to make 2 new cells

The cell cycle includes the phases interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis. Which of the following tables correctly shows the description of each phase of the cell cycle?

• Chromosomes of a cell separate

• Cytokinesis

• Membrane divides to form two new cells

• Mitosis

• A cell develops and grows

• Interphase

Click on the stages of Interphase

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Label the parts of the Cell Cycle

a

b

c

d

S phase

G1

Mitosis

G2

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Which phase of the cell cycle is shown here?

• G1 phase

• Interphase

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

Match the phases of the cell cycle with what occurs in that phase.

• Cell grows in size

• S phase

• Cytoplasm is divided

• G2

• Nucleus is divided

• Cytokinesis

• Cell synthesizes DNA

• Mitosis

• Cell prepares for division

• G1

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