Across
- 5. the name for regular body cells
- 8. the number of chromosomes in normal human cells
- 11. what does the cell do during the G phases of interphase
- 12. another way of saying a cell has two sets of chromosome
- 13. what must the chromosomes do before all types of cell division
- 14. a tight coil of DNA
- 16. the fibers that guide chromosomes to the poles
- 17. the specific phase when DNA is copied before cell division
- 18. the phase in which cells spend most of their time doing normal activity
- 19. a cell that has half the regular number of chromosomes, or one set
- 20. the special name for sperm and egg cells
Down
- 1. the phase when a new nucleus forms and the cell membrane begins to pinch in
- 2. the phase when a parent cell completely splits into two daughter cells
- 3. the cells part that directs cell division and produces spindle fibers
- 4. the type of cell division used to make new body cells
- 6. the phase when the copied chromosomes split apart
- 7. the type of cell division used to make cells for reproduction
- 9. the phase when the nucleus breaks down and the centrosomes move to the poles and make spindle fibers
- 10. cells in the G__ phase do not grow or divide
- 15. the phase when chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
