Meiosis and Mitosis Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST: meiosis : a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores, mitosis : cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes, prophase : chromosomes become visible, nuclear envelop dissolves, spindle forms, interphase : period of the cell cycle between cell divisions, anaphase : phase in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell, metaphase : chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell, telophase : the final phase of cell division, between anaphase and interphase, in which the chromatids or chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell and two nuclei are formed, cytokinesis : division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells, chromosomes : threadlike structures made of dna molecules that contain the genes, chromatids : two identical chromosomes that split and contain the same genetic material, crossing over : exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during prophase i of meiosis, nucleus : control center of the cell