front 1 Cell Division | back 1 the process of one cell dividing into two daughter cells |
front 2 chromosome | back 2 a structure made of DNA and protein in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell |
front 3 cell cycle | back 3 the period of time from the beginning of one cell division to the beginning of the next |
front 4 interphase | back 4 the stage of the cell cycle that occurs between cell divisions |
front 5 mitosis | back 5 the process of cell division where the nucleus divides into two nuclei |
front 6 cytokinesis | back 6 the process where the cytoplasm and its organelles divide into two daughter cells |
front 7 reproduction | back 7 the formation of new organisms of the same species |
front 8 asexual reproduction | back 8 a type of reproduction that requires only one parent |
front 9 sexual reproduction | back 9 a type of reproduction that involves special cells that involves special cells called sex cells |
front 10 sex cells | back 10 special cells that contain half the numbers of chromosomes as body cells |
front 11 meiosis | back 11 cell division that produces sex cells with half the number of chromosomes |
front 12 diploid | back 12 a double set of chromosmes |
front 13 haploid | back 13 a half set of chromosomes |
front 14 fertilization | back 14 the union of sperm and egg |
front 15 zygote | back 15 a fertilized egg |
front 16 embryo | back 16 an organism in its earliest stage of development |
front 17 cell differentiation | back 17 the process of cell specialization |
front 18 prophase | back 18 chromosomes visible Nuclear membrane and Nucleolus disappear |
front 19 metaphase | back 19 chromosomes gravitate (move) to the middle (equator) Formation of Spindle FIbers |
front 20 Anaphase | back 20 chromosomes split, pulled to opposite sides |
front 21 Telephase | back 21 Chromosomes are clustered (in a group) at each end Nuclear membrane forms; cell membrane "pinches" begins to divide |
front 22 Cytokinesis | back 22 Cytoplasm divides, two daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell |
front 23 1st Stage of Mitosis | back 23 interface |
front 24 2nd Stage of Mitosis | back 24 prophase |
front 25 3rd Stage of Mitosis | back 25 metaphase |
front 26 4th Stage of Mitosis | back 26 anaphase |
front 27 5th Stage of Mitosis | back 27 telephase |
front 28 6th Stage of Mitosis | back 28 Cytokinesis |