Transcript Cell Cycle Worksheet

Cell Cycle
I.
II.
III.
___________
Mitosis – Splitting the nucleus
A. _________
B. _________
C. _________
D. _________
___________
Interphase
Cell __________ in the
beginning
Cell lives normally for most
______________
_______ DNA before
moving out of Interphase
DNA is “messy”
___________
Interphase
Mitosis
_______ of the ______ into
2 _______
Prophase, Metaphase,
Anaphase, and Telophase
Prophase
DNA coils tighly into
__________ (2 identical
_________)
___________ form (like
lassos) between
___________ (like
cowboys)
_________ _______
(envelope) ____________
What does a chromosome look
like?
Prophase
Metaphase
Spindle fibers
(lassos) attach to
chromosomes at
___________
Line up ___________
in the
________________
Metaphase
Anaphase
Identical parts of the
chromosome called
__________ are pulled
apart to ________ sides of
the cell.
The pulling is done by
the _______ ________
anchored down by the
_________
Anaphase
Telophase
Chromosomal ___
unwinds into __________.
New ________
_________ is formed
around each set of _____.
Spindle fibers
___________
Cell membrane begins to
__________
Telophase
This Ends ___________
The _________ has been
_______ into __ _______
But the ____ ________ still
needs to be _______.
Cytokinesis
Cell membrane
fully cleaves and
splits _________
creating __ ___.
Cytokinesis in Plants
In plants, one extra
step is needed after
the membrane is
split… a ___ ____
forms which will grow
in cell _____ for both
new cells.
Back to Interphase to grow back to
______ ______and live normally
Cell Cycle
Memory Strategy (An acronym for
the Steps of the Cell Cycle)
I___________
P___________
M___________
A___________
T___________
C___________