Bio Test! Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
cell division | process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells |
mitosis | part of a eukaryotic cell division which the cell nucleus divides |
chromatid | one of two identical sister parts of a duplicated chromosomes |
centromere | area where chromatids of a chromosome are attached |
cell cycle | series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide |
prophase | first phase of mitosis during in which chromosomes become visible and the centrioles separate and take up positions on the opposite sides of the nucleous |
centrioles | one of two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envolope |
spindle | fanlike microtubule structure that helps separate the chromosomes during mitosis |
metaphase | second phase of mitosis during the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell |
anaphase | the third phase of mitosis during which chromosomes pairs separate and move towards opposite poles |
telophase | fourth stage of mitosis during which the chromosomes begin to disperse in to a tangle of dense material |
cancer | disorder in which the body's cells lose the ability to control cel growth |
cytokinesis | the division of the cytoplasm |
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