A | B |
cell cycle | life cycle of a cell |
DNA | genetic material that controls the cell activitiess |
binary fission | the cell division process of bacteria |
human cells | have 46 chromosomes |
cell cycle stages | interphase and division |
interphase | cell grows & copies organelles and DNA |
interphase | longest part of the cell cycle |
mitosis | the cell's nucleus divides into two new nuclei |
4 phases of mitosis | prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase |
prophase | chromatin forms chromosomes |
metaphase | chromosomes line-up in the middle |
anaphase | sister chromatids separate |
telophase | two new nuclei are formed |
centromere | the piece that holds sister chromatids together |
cytokinesis | two new cells are formed |