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Mitosis Matching
Write the letter corresponding to the correct match in the space provided.
___ 1. Genes
___ 2. Mitosis
A. chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell; spindle fibers
attach at centromeres
___ 3. Chromatid
B. contains DNA
___ 4. DNA
C. spindle fibers shorten and chromosomes are pulled to each pole
___ 5. Metaphase
D. identical pieces of chromosome
___ 6. Prophase
E. loosely coiled DNA (easy to read)
___ 7. Daughter Cells
F. instructions for a cell's life
___ 8. Cytokinesis
G. the "offspring" of a parent cell
___ 9. Anaphase
H. cell splits into two fully independent cells
___ 10. Parent Cell
I. tightly coiled DNA (easy to move)
___ 11. Sister
Chromatids
J. centrioles and spindle fibers dissolve; a new nucleus forms
___ 12. Nucleus
L. cell division
___ 13. Chromosome
M. chromosomes after they split
___ 14. Interphase
___ 15. Chromatin
N. the beginning of mitosis; chromosomes, spindle fibers, and
centrioles form; nucleus dissolves
___ 16. Telophase
O. DNA "fishing line" (used to move DNA)
___ 17. Spindle Fiber
P. holds sister chromatids together
___ 18. Centromere
Q. DNA "fishing pole" (used to move DNA)
___ 19. Centriole
R. G1 S and G2 phases of the cell cycle
K. pieces of DNA that code for traits
S. the original cell
Answer key:
1.K
2.L
3.M
4.F
5.A
6.N
7.G
8.H
9.C
10.S
11.D
12.B
13.I
14.R
15.E
16.J
17O
18.P
19.Q