| A | B |
| interphase | period of growth and development in the cell cycle |
| cell division | the part of the cell cycle containing mitosis and cytokinesis |
| prophase | stage in which the nuclear membrane disappears |
| metaphase | the stage in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell |
| anaphase | the stage in which the cetromeres split |
| telophase | the stage in which the chromosomes bgin to stretch out and lose their rodlike appearance |
| cytokinesis | the part of cell division in which the cytoplasm divides |
| cell cycle | stages in a cell's life |
| spindle fibers | in prophase, the chromosomes attach to a ______ |
| chromosomes | in prophase the chromatin change to ________ |