| A | B |
| growth | cells divide and grow in size |
| nerve and muscle cells | always in interphase |
| chromatin | the name of DNA in the interphase |
| mitosis | division of the cell nucleus into two nuclei with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell |
| prophase | centrioles move to opposite poles of the cell |
| metaphase | chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell |
| anaphase | chromatids separate and move to opposite poles of the cell |
| telophase | new nuclear membrane forms |
| cytokinesis (in animal cells) | cytoplasm pinches in to form two new cells |
| cytokinesis (in plant cells) | cell plate forms |