Cell Cycle-Mitosis

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What happens during interphase?

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DNA gets copied.

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Why do cells go through mitosis?

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To reproduce, grow, and repair/replace.

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What are chromosomes?

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DNA packaged into threadlike structures.

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What are the results of cell division or mitosis?

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Growth, repair damaged cells, replace damaged cells.

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What is NOT a result of cell division?

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Dead cells.

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What phase of mitosis involves the lining up of chromosomes in the middle of the cell?

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Metaphase.

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What phase of mitosis is characterized by the separation of sister chromatids?

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Anaphase.

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What occurs during prophase?

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Chromosomes condense and the nuclear envelope breaks down.

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What is the role of spindle fibers during mitosis?

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They attach to chromosomes and help pull them apart.

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What is cytokinesis?

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The process that divides the cytoplasm of a parental cell into two daughter cells.