The Cell Cycle and Mitosis Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. What happenes to a cell when it goes through the cell cycle
  2. 7. The phase when the cell fully divides
  3. 8. When a cell grows but carries out normal functions
  4. 10. When cytoplasm divides
  5. 11. Checkpoint that checks the spindle fiber attachments to see if the chromosomes lined up right
  6. 12. When the nucleus divides
  7. 13. The type of tumor that is not cancerous and will not spread
  8. 15. 90% of the cell cycle
  9. 16. When the cell duplicates the chromosomes in it
Down
  1. 1. Tightly wound-up DNA and proteins
  2. 2. All of the genetic info in a cell.
  3. 3. A control point where stop/go signals control the cell cycle
  4. 4. When cell is big enough, the signals in this checkpoint move the cell through the rest of the cycle
  5. 5. Proteins that signal the cell to move forward in the cell cycle
  6. 6. The type of tumor that is cancerous and can spread
  7. 9. A mass of abnormal cells
  8. 14. When the cell prepares for cell division