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5490962168Phrase to remember stages of mitosisPurple Monsters Attacking Texas0
5491033878Stages of mitosis in orderprophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase1
5490952362Image shows AnaphaseWhich stage of mitosis does this image represent?2
5490952363Image shows MetaphaseWhich stage of mitosis does this image represent?3
5490952364Image shows ProphaseWhich stage of mitosis does this image represent?4
5490952365Image shows TelophaseWhich stage of mitosis does this image represent?5
5490952366ProphaseWhich stage of mitosis occurs before the stage that this image represents?6
5490952367TelophaseWhich stage of mitosis occurs after the stage that this image represents?7
5490952368AnaphaseWhich stage of mitosis occurs before the stage that this image represents?8
5490952369MetaphaseWhich stage of mitosis occurs after the stage that this image represents?9
5490952370InterphaseTime period between cell divisions when the cell grows, DNA duplicates and preparation for mitosis occurs.10
5490952371MitosisDivision of the nucleus11
5490952372CytokinesisDivision of the cytoplasm and organelles12
5490952373Cell CycleWhat does this diagram represent?13
5490952381Parts of InterphaseG1 / S / G214
5490952376G1 phasePart of interphase. Cell does it's normal "job" while not dividing. Happens before DNA synthesis.15
5491096380S phasePart of interphase. Synthesis phase. DNA is copied.16
5490952377G2 phasePart of interphase. The gap, or growth phase consisting of the portion of interphase after DNA synthesis occurs.17
5491111392cell cycle checkpointA time where the cell checks to make sure it can go on to the next phase.18
5491123792G1 checkpointCell makes sure conditions are right and that it's ready to begin copying DNA.19
5491137329G2 checkpointThe cell checks to make sure the DNA has been copied correctly.20
5490952378metaphase checkpointCell makes sure the chromosomes are properly attached to the spindle fibers21
5490952379Plant Cell CytokinesisWhich type of cytokinesis? Plant or Animal22
5490952380Animal Cell CytokinesisWhich type of cytokinesis? Plant or Animal23
5490952387What happens in Interphase?Longest part of the cell cycle Chromosomes *copied*, appear as *threadlike* coils at the start, then each chromosome and its copy *change to sister chromatids* at the end of phase24
5490952382What happens in Prophase?Nuclear membrane disappears / Chromatin condenses and thickens into chromosomes / Spindle fibers appear25
5490952386What happens in MetaphaseChromosomes line up along the equator in the middle of the cell26
5490952383What happens in Anaphase?The spindle fibers pull the chromatids apart and pull them to opposite poles. This gives rise to daughter chromosomes27
5490952384What happens in Telophase?Nuclear membrane forms around each set of chromosomes / Spindle fibers disappear / Chromosomes return to there original, uncondensed chromatin form28
5490952385What does mitosis produce?Two identical daughter cells29
5490952393centromereMost *condensed* region of a chromosome; where *spindle fiber attached* during mitosis30
5490952395spindle fibersSpecial microtubules made of proteins, act like strings, connecting to centromeres and pulling apart chromosomes31
5490952396sister chromatidstwo identical strands of the same chromosomes32
5490952397chromosomeA tightly wound bundle of DNA. This is how DNA is stored in the cell's nucleus.33
5490952398centrioleWhere the microtubules of the spindle originate during mitosis in both plant and animal cells.34
5490952399chromatinDNA coiled around histone proteins (loose in the nucleus)35
5490952400cell plateLine that forms in *plant* cells during cytokinesis36
5490952401cleavage furrowA line formed in *animal* cells during cytokinesis as cells split apart.37
5490952402somatic cellsBody cells. Everything but sperm and egg. The type of cells mitosis occurs in.38

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