Ch 10 Vocab Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. DNA and histone proteins
  2. 6. the centriole creates these "strings" that help move the chromosomes during mitosis
  3. 8. two nuclei are formed
  4. 12. when DNA is synthesized
  5. 14. reproduction that requires two parents and creates unique organisms
  6. 15. the "center" of a chromosome and the region where 2 sister chromatids are held together
  7. 18. the chromosomes are lined up in the middle of the cell during this phase
  8. 19. if a cell has 7 chromosomes and then completed mitosis and cytokinesis, how many chromosomes does each daughter cell have?
  9. 20. sister chromatids are ripped apart
Down
  1. 1. supercoiled chromatin
  2. 2. the process of splitting the cytoplasm to create 2 daughter cells
  3. 3. the organelle that produces spindle fibers
  4. 4. the complete process of dividing the nucleus
  5. 5. reproduction that requires one parent and creates copies of an organism
  6. 7. the period between cell divisions
  7. 8. how many phases are within interphase?
  8. 9. when the nuclear envelope dissolves
  9. 10. when the cell grows in size and maintains homeostasis
  10. 11. how many phases are within mitosis?
  11. 13. one of two identical "sisters"
  12. 15. composed of interphase and M phase
  13. 16. how many phases are within M phase?
  14. 17. composed of mitosis and cytokinesis