Across
- 2. the number of stages in Interphase.
- 4. another name for Mitosis is _____.
- 5. this phase in Mitosis can also be called reverse Prophase.
- 8. in Metaphase, chromosomes move toward the center of the cell, which is called the ____ plate.
- 10. in this stage of Interphase, DNA is replicated.
- 13. when cells are not continually dividing, they are in this stage of Interphase.
- 15. the division of the nucleus is called _____.
- 17. when Cytokinesis occurs in plant cells, a cell _____ forms, dividing the cytoplasm into two new cells.
- 19. the cell spends most of its time in this stage of the cell cycle.
- 20. this structure disappears during Prophase, it surrounds the nucleus.
- 21. this type of cell contains a nucleus.
Down
- 1. chromosomes line up in the middle of this cell in this phase of Mitosis.
- 3. when a cell divides into two new identical cells, the new cells are called ____ cells.
- 6. the gene is regarded as the tumor suppressor gene. (special character "-" included)
- 7. the number of phases in Mitosis.
- 9. in this stage of the cell cycle, the cytoplasm divides.
- 11. the cell is performing its metabolic tasks and growing in this stage of Interphase.
- 12. in this phase of Mitosis, chromatin condenses into chromosomes.
- 14. chromosomes split and move apart in this phase of Mitosis.
- 16. the structure in the center of the chromosome is called a _____.
- 18. in this stage of Interphase, the cell is preparing for nuclear division.
