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Name:_____________________________________
Date:___________
Review for Cell Cycle
Directions: match the vocabulary words to its correct definition.
1. ___
cell cycle
2. ___
replication
3. ___ chromatin
4. ___ chromatid
5. ___ centromere
6. ___
interphase
7. ___
mitosis
8. ___
cytokinesis
9. ___
chromosomes
A. One of the identical rods of a
chromosome
B. Cell makes copies of the DNA
in the nucleus
C. The stage when the cell
divides
D. “button like” structure that
holds together the
chromatins
E. The stage when the cell
prepares to divide
F. Rod shaped structure of
condensed chromatin that
contains DNA
G. Regular sequence of growth
and division that cells
undergo
H. Material in cells that contain
DNA and carries genetic
information
I. The stage when the nucleus
divides
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1. List the 3 main parts of the cell cycle.
2. Why do cells go through the cell cycle?
3. What is the difference between chromatin and chromosomes?
4. The division of the nucleus is called?
5. What happens in the cell during interphase?
6. What are the 4 stages of mitosis?
7. What is the longest phase of cell cycle?
8. In what form is the DNA in during interphase?
9. What happens to the DNA during interphase?
10.
What happens to the chromosomes during prophase?
11.
What happens to the chromosomes during metaphase
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12.
What happens to the chromosomes during anaphase?
13. If a parent cell has 18 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will the
daughter cell have?
14. In what phase of mitosis do the centromeres split?
15. Label the following parts.
A.
B.
C.
D.
16. What phase is missing from the diagram above?
17. What is the difference between cytokinesis in animal and plant cells?
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