Unit 7 : Cell Division Vocabulary

When one cell splits into two; the mechanism for growth and reproduction.

• Meiosis

• Reproduction

• Cytokinesis

• Cell Division

The cells that make up the tissues and organs of a living organism. These cells go through the cell cycle.

• Body Cells

• Alleles

• Gametes

• Parent Cell

The lifespan of a body cell. This has two main components; Interphase and Mitosis. The lifespan of a cell.

• Heredity

• Telophase

• The Cell Cycle

• Parent Cell

This is not part of mitosis: DNA replication takes place as the cell prepares to divide. First part of the cell cycle.

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Interphase

• Telophase

The process where DNA makes a copy of itself, this takes place in interphase when a cell is preparing to divide.

• Mutation

• Sexual Reproduction

• DNA replication

• Reproduction

A process that makes new cells identical to the parent cell. The second part of the cell cycle.

• Traits

• Meiosis

• Mutation

• Mitosis

There are four; Prophase, metaphase, anaphase and Telophase. (P-MAT)

• Stages of Mitosis

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

• Meiosis

Chromosomes become visible, nuclear membrane dissolves, spindle fibers form.

• Metaphase

• Prophase

• Telophase

• Anaphase

Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.

• Anaphase

• Prophase

• Telophase

• Metaphase

Chromosomes separate and move away from each other to opposite ends of the cell.

• Anaphase

• Interphase

• Metaphase

• Prophase