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Chapter 8-2
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the division of a prokaryotic cell into two offspring cells | binary fission |
| results in new cells with genetic material that is identical to the orignal cell | mitosis |
| production of offspring from one parent | asexual reproduction |
| process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced in half by two divisions of the nucleus | meiosis |
| haploid reproductive cells | gamete |
| time between cell divisions | interphase |
| division of the cells cytoplasm | cytokinesis |
| first phase of mitosis; DNA coils into chromosomes | prophase |
| a microtubule that extends across a dividing cell | spindle fiber |
| second phase; chromosomes line up along the middle of the dividing cell | metaphase |
| step 3; th chromitides move toward oppisite poles of the cell | anaphase |
| fourth step; the chromosomes reach the oppisite ends and a nuclear envelope forms around each set of chromosomes | telophase |
| divides a plant cell into two | cell plate |