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Unit 12- Mitosis and Meiosis

Vocabulary

  1. Mitosis

  2. Interphase

  3. Prophase

  4. Metaphase

  5. Anaphase

  6. Telophase

  7. Cytokinesis

  8. Chromosomes

  9. Sister Chromatid

  10. Centriole

  11. Spindle fiber

  12. Centromere

  13. Diploid

  14. Haploid

  15. Meiosis

  16. Replicate/Duplicate

  17. Cell Cycle

  18. Daughter Cell

Student Resources

Ah'Ha Questions

  1. What is mitosis?

  2. What are the phases of mitosis in order?

  3. What occurs during interphase?

  4. What occurs during prophase?

  5. What occurs during metaphase?

  6. What occurs during anaphase?

  7. What occurs during telophase?

  8. How many chromosomes do humans have?

  9. What is the final process actually splits the animal cell in half?

  10. Draw a picture of interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

  11. What is the name of the DNA in a non-dividing cell (thin)?

  12. What is the name of DNA in a dividing cell (condensed)?

  13. How many chromosomes will the two daughter cells have compared to the parent cell?

  14. What process creates gametes?

  15. How many chromosomes does each human gamete contain?

Ah'Ha Questions

Vocabulary

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