Cell Cycle Vocabulary

Cytokinesis is the creation of two identical cells called _____.

• children cells

• new cells

• daughter cells

• son cells

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Third phase of mitosis in which sister chromatids are pulled apart.

• Anaphase

• Telophase

• Metaphase

• Prophase

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Chromosomes are made up of two identical sister _____________.

• chloroplasts

• nuclei

• chromatids

• genes

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Microtubule structures, called _____________________ help the centrioles separate the chromosomes during cell division.

• Centromeres

• Spindle Fibers

• Sister Chromatids

• Cell Plates

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The ___________ holds the replicated sister chromatids together.

• centriole

• chromosomes

• centromere

• cycles

When DNA is in its less coiled, "relaxed," state, between cell divisions, it is called

• autosomes

• chromatid

• chromatin

• centromere

Each chromosome contains two identical _____.

• chromatids

• chromosomes

• first

• meiosis

• second

Which statement best describes chromosomes?

• They carry out cellular respiration

• They consist of the pigment chlorophyll

• Their structure is only visible during interphase

• They consist of tightly coiled strands of DNA and proteins

The structure labeled A is a(n)

• chromatid

• centriole

• centromere

• chromophere

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The 1st stage of the cell cycle. A cell spends most of its time in this stage growing.

• Interphase

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

• Concentration