Across
- 3. has a nucleus, sexual reproduction and are organelles
- 5. contains 2 sets of 23 pairs of chromosomes to have a total of 43
- 8. the second stage of cell division, between prophase and anaphase
- 11. long strands of DNA
- 15. During mitosis, the ______ are called the mitotic spindle.
- 16. during this phase the cell copies its DNA in preparation for mitosis.
- 17. DNA
- 20. the segment of DNA that codes for a trait
- 21. these are suspended in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell
- 24. During mitosis, spindle fibers attach to the ______ via the kinetochore
- 25. contains 1 set of 23 of chromosomes
- 26. only containing one set of dissimilar chromosomes in a cell or only have the genetic material necessary to form a complete an organism
- 27. the final phase of cell division between anaphase and interphase
- 29. the building blocks of life
Down
- 1. is a visual representation of all the chromosomes found in an organism
- 2. aids with all divisions in animal cells
- 4. the death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism’s growth and development
- 6. these compounds are essential part of life they make up structural components like hair
- 7. has no nucleus, non membrane bound and is binary fission
- 9. any cell of a living organism other than the reproductive cells.
- 10. often mistaken for mitosis, this process is a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells
- 12. creates the proteins that the cell need to help repair damage to the cell
- 13. genetic material of an organism
- 14. also known as germ cells
- 18. only found in plant cells and is a structural layer
- 19. parent cells reproduce two identical daughter cells
- 22. the control center of the cell
- 23. a gene that that controls one function, can exist in many different forms or variants are called…?
- 28. first phase of mitosis