Cellular Reproduction Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• zygote : the cell that results from the fusion of gametes
• cell cycle : the life cycle of a cell
• diploid : a cell that contains two haploid sets of chromosomes
• centro mere : the region of the chromosome that holds two sister chromatids together during mitosis
• binary fusion : a form of asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size
• autosomes : any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
• mitosis : a process of cell division hat forms two nuclei, each of which has the same number of chromosomes
• cytokinesis : division of the cytoplasma of a cell
• interphase : a period between two mitotic or meiotic divisions during which the cell grows copies the dna and synthesis proteins
• haploid : describes a cell, nucleus, or organism that has only one set of unpaired chromosomes
• chromatids : one of the two strands of a chromosome that become visible during meiosis or mitosis
• chromosomes : in a eukaryotic, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of dna and protein
• cancer : a tumor in which the cell begin dividing at an uncontrolled rated and become invasive
• gametes : a haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
• spindles : a network of micro-tubules that forms during mitosis and moves chromatids to the poles