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10-2 Cell Divsion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the first stage of cell division? | mitosis |
| What is the second stage of cell division? | cytokinesis |
| How is genetic information passed from one generation of cells to the next? | chromosomes |
| After a chromosome is replicated, each consists of two what? | chromatids |
| What is the area where pairs of chromatids attach? | centromeres |
| What is the series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide called? | cell cycle |
| What is the period of growth called? | interphase |
| How many phases does the cell cycle consist of? | four |
| Mitosis and cytokinesis take place in what phase? | M phase |
| Synthesis takes place in what phase? | S phase |
| Growth and activity take place in what two phases? | G1 and G2 |
| What is the name of the first phase of mitosis? | prophase |
| What is the name of the second phase of mitosis? | metaphase |
| What is the name of the third phase of mitosis? | anaphase |
| What is the name of the fourth phase of mitosis? | telophase |