Question

vocabulary review
completion fill in the blanks with terms from chapter 10.

1. the division of a cell’s cytoplasm is called ______________.
2. the final phase of mitosis is ______________.
3. the phase of mitosis in which microtubules connect the centromere of each

chromosome to the poles of the spindle is ______________.

1. at the beginning of cell division, each chromosome consists of two sister

______________.

1. the longest phase of mitosis is ______________.
2. the phase of mitosis that ends when the chromosomes stop moving is

______________.

1. the process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells is called

______________________.

1. a tiny structure located in the cytoplasm near the nuclear envelope is a(an)

______________.

1. a disorder in which some of the body’s cells lose the ability to control growth is called

______________.

1. the area where a pair of chromatids is attached is the ______________.
2. the division of the cell nucleus is called ______________.
3. a protein that regulates the timing of the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells is

______________.

1. the series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide is known as the

______________.

1. a fanlike microtubule structure that helps separate the chromosomes is a(an)

______________.

1. the time period between cell divisions is called ______________.

Explanation:

1. Cytokinesis is the process of cytoplasmic division.
2. Telophase is the final phase of mitosis.
3. In metaphase, microtubules connect chromosomes to spindle poles.
4. At cell division start, chromosomes have sister chromatids.
5. Prophase is the longest mitosis phase.
6. Anaphase ends when chromosomes stop moving.
7. Cell division into two daughter cells is mitosis.
8. Centriole is a tiny cytoplasmic structure.
9. Cancer is when cells lose growth control.
10. Centromere is where chromatids attach.
11. Mitosis divides the cell nucleus.
12. Cyclin regulates cell cycle timing.
13. Cell cycle is the series of cell events.
14. Spindle fiber helps separate chromosomes.
15. Interphase is between cell divisions.

Answer:

1. cytokinesis
2. telophase
3. metaphase
4. chromatids
5. prophase
6. anaphase
7. cell division (mitosis)
8. centriole
9. cancer
10. centromere
11. mitosis
12. cyclin
13. cell cycle
14. spindle fiber
15. interphase