2.4 Cell Division Vocabulary

Front

What is a series of connected events that happen in a specific order?

Back

Sequence

Front

What is the final stage of the cell cycle, in which the cell’s cytoplasm divides, distributing the organelles into each of the two new daughter cells?

Back

Cytokinesis

Front

What is the series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells?

Back

Cell Cycle

Front

What is the first stage of the cell cycle that takes place before cell division occurs, during which a cell grows and makes a copy of its DNA?

Back

Interphase

Front

What is the process by which a cell makes a copy of the DNA in its nucleus before cell division?

Back

Replication

Front

What is the process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells?

Back

Mitosis

Front

What is the phase of the cell cycle where the cell spends most of its life, growing and performing its normal functions?

Back

Interphase

Front

What is the term for the genetic material that is copied during replication?

Back

DNA

Front

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

Back

Metaphase

Front

What is the phase of mitosis where the chromosomes are pulled apart to opposite ends of the cell?

Back

Anaphase