9424347761 | Anaphase | The homologous chromosomes repel each other and move towards opposite poles and the kinetochore fibers shorten | ![]() | 0 |
9424347762 | Binary Fission | The process of an organism duplicating its genetic material and splitting in two | 1 | |
9424347763 | Cell Plate | Cytokinesis in plants | 2 | |
9424347764 | Centrioles | An organelle near the nucleus in animal cells; splits into two during interphase of the cell cycle | 3 | |
9424347765 | Centromere | The point where the chromosomes is attached to the spindle fiber during cell division | ![]() | 4 |
9424347766 | Chromatin | Long, thin fiber that is folded and coiled to form the chromosome | 5 | |
9424347767 | Chromosomes | Threadlike structures composed of DNA and protein | 6 | |
9424347768 | Cytokinesis | Division of the cytoplasm into two separate cells | ![]() | 7 |
9424347769 | Cleavage Furrow | Cytokinesis in animals | 8 | |
9424347770 | Gametes | A mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote | 9 | |
9424347771 | Genome | The total amount of DNA unique to each species | 10 | |
9424347772 | G0 Phase | Resting stage; neither growing or dividing | 11 | |
9424347773 | G1 Phase | Cell grows | 12 | |
9424347774 | G2 Phase | Centrioles replicate, and cell prepares for division | 13 | |
9424347775 | Growth Factors | Stimulate the cell to divide and grow | 14 | |
9424347776 | Interphase | Takes up 90% of the cell cycle; prepares the cell for division and allows the cell to grow | 15 | |
9424347777 | Kinetochore | Disc-shaped structure on a chromatid where the microtubules attach | 16 | |
9424347778 | Metaphase | Chromosomes line up at the equator; and the kinetochore microtubules attach to the chromosome | ![]() | 17 |
9424347779 | Metaphase Plate | Where all the chromosomes line up during the third phase | 18 | |
9424347780 | Microfilaments | A small rodlike structure that is present in the cytoplasm in many eukaryotic cells | 19 | |
9424347781 | Microtubules | A microscopic tubular structure present in numbers in the cytoplasm of cells | 20 | |
9424347782 | Mitosis | Nuclear division; replicated chromosomes are divided into two genetically identical daughter cells of parent | 21 | |
9424347783 | Nuclear Membrane | The membrane that surrounds the nucleus in a cell | 22 | |
9424347784 | Prophase | Centrioles move to opposite sides; chromatin thickens; nuclear membrane and nucleolus disappear; chromosomes shorten and thicken and turn into sister chromatin | ![]() | 23 |
9424347785 | S Phase | Synthesizes DNA | 24 | |
9424347786 | Somatic Cells | Replicate by mitosis; autosomes (body cells) | 25 | |
9424347787 | Telophase | Chromosomes uncoil into chromatin; nucleus, nucleolus, and nuclear membrane come back; cytoplasm starts to divide | ![]() | 26 |
9424347788 | Contact Inhibition | Density of the cell poplulation | 27 |
AP Biology Mitosis Flashcards
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