Mitosis Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• pro phase : first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible
• cell division : the process of a cell dividing into two new daughter cells
• asexual : process of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent
• chromatin : substance found in eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of dna tightly coiled around histones
• cytokinesis : division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells
• cell cycle : series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells
• centriole : structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division
• sexual reproduction : type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism
• chromosome : threadlike structure of dna and protein that contains genetic information
• inter phase : period of the cell cycle between cell divisions
• telo phase : phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin
• meta phase : phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
• ana phase : phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
• chromatid : one of two identical “sister” parts of a duplicated chromosome
• mitosis : part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides