Cell cycle
Across
- 2. In cytokinesis, ___________ is cut to make two new cells
- 3. all cells have this genetic material
- 5. these are copied during interphase
- 6. there are two of these in each chromosome
- 9. the chromosomes align in the middle of the cell
- 11. the structure that holds the chromatids together. Spindle fibers attach here
- 13. the chromosomes pair up and become visible
- 15. the chromatids are pulled apart
Down
- 1. A cell with 4 chromosomes going through cell division will make 2 cells with _____ chromosomes each.
- 2. the organelle that gives out spindle fibers
- 4. Old cells die. Cells divide to _________ them.
- 7. every time a cell undergoes cell division, these many daughter cells are formed.
- 8. damaged cells (cuts, bruises. One of the reasons cells divide
- 10. two nuclei forming
- 12. first phase of mitosis
- 14. longest phase of the cell cycle. Chromosomes copied