Cell Division Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Phase where nucleus disappears and chromosomes become visible
  2. 5. Phase where the cell grows and makes a copy of their DNA
  3. 7. Part of telophase where cells separate
  4. 8. When an individual make an offspring or baby by itself that is genetically identical
  5. 9. Process where prokaryotic cells copy their DNA and then divide.
  6. 10. DNA that has been organized
  7. 12. Process where eukaryotic cells copy their DNA and then divide. More complicated than binary fission
  8. 14. Organelle that holds DNA and "controls" the cell
  9. 16. Fibers that help divide the chromosomes in mitosis
  10. 17. The process where cells copy their DNA and then divide to make two “daughter cells”
  11. 18. Bigger, complex cells with a nucleus and organelles. Plant and Animal cells are this type
Down
  1. 1. When cells from TWO (2) parents or individuals combine to make an offspring or baby
  2. 3. Phase where chromosomes split up into chromatids and move to opposite sides of the cell
  3. 4. Two halves of a chromosome. They are twin “sisters” because they have the same DNA
  4. 6. Organelles that pulls chromosomes apart using spindle fibers
  5. 11. Phase where chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
  6. 13. Last phase of mitosis where nucleus reappears and the cell pinches in the middle
  7. 15. Small cells with no nucleus or organelles. Bacteria cells are this type.
  8. 17. The smallest, most basic unit of life