| A | B |
| mitosis | the process cells use to divide |
| interphase | pahse of mitosis when chromosomes replicate |
| prophase | phase of mitosis after interphase |
| metaphase | phase of mitosis when chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell |
| anaphase | phase of mitosis when chromosomes seperate to opposite ends of the cell |
| telophase | phase of mitosis when two identical cells form |
| chromosomes | tightly wound strand of DNA in the nucleus of a cell |
| asexual reproduction | purpose of mitosis in unicellular organisms |
| tissue repair | purpose of mitosis in multicellular organisms |