Mitosis Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. MATERIAL The DNA or chromosomes that carry information for the cell.
  2. 5. Increase in size or number of cells, often via mitosis.
  3. 6. A living thing made up of one or more cells.
  4. 10. Division of the cell’s cytoplasm at the end of mitosis.
  5. 14. An organism made up of many cells.
  6. 15. The process by which a cell divides into two identical cells.
  7. 17. The part of a cell that contains the chromosomes.
Down
  1. 1. The act of a cell splitting into two or more parts.
  2. 2. CELL The idea that every cell comes from a cell that already existed.
  3. 4. The process of fixing or replacing damaged cells.
  4. 7. The fiber network that helps separate chromosomes during cell division.
  5. 8. The stage in the cell cycle when the cell grows and DNA is duplicated.TISSUE — A group of similar cells that work together in a multicellular organism.
  6. 9. Thread-like structures in the nucleus that carry genes.CENTROMERE — The region that holds two sister chromatids together.
  7. 10. One of the two identical halves of a duplicated chromosome.
  8. 11. A form of cell reproduction in single-celled organisms.
  9. 12. The basic unit of life; everything living is made up of these.
  10. 13. One of the two cells resulting from mitosis.
  11. 16. The process of copying DNA before a cell divides.