Mitosis

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What is the correct term for 'the sequence of stages of growth and division that a cell undergoes'?

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cell cycle

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

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During which phase of mitosis do the spindle fibers split the centromere and the chromatids move to opposite sides of the cell?

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anaphase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Front

What is the definition of the cell cycle?

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The sequence of stages of growth and division that a cell undergoes.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Front

What does DNA stand for?

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DeoxyriboNucleic Acid

Front

What is one half or one rod of the condensed chromatin called?

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chromatid

Front

What is the phase of mitosis where the chromosomes align in the center of the cell?

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metaphase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Front

What is the phase of mitosis where the nuclear envelope begins to reform?

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telophase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Front

What is the role of spindle fibers during mitosis?

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To separate the chromatids and pull them to opposite poles of the cell.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Front

What is the term for the structure that holds sister chromatids together?

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centromere

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What is the first phase of mitosis?

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prophase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4