| A | B |
|---|
| G1 phase | Cells do most of their growing, increasing in size and synthesizing new proteins and organisms. |
| S phase | Chromosomes are replicated |
| G2 phase | Organelles and molecules are produced. |
| Prophase | Centrioles take up position on opposite sides of the nucleus. |
| Metaphase | Chromosomes line up across the center of the cell. |
| Anaphase | Chromosomes move until they form two groups near the poles of the spindle. |
| Cytokinesis | The division of the cytoplasm |
| Cell Plate | Forms in the center of plant cells during cytokinesis |
| Interphase | The longest period of the cell cycle. |
| Centromere | Attaches sister chromatids |
