Mitosis Vocabulary Quiz: Key Terms for Cell Division

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🧬 Mitosis: Cell division that results in two identical daughter cells.
• 🌱 Interphase: The cell grows and prepares for division (G1, S, G2 phases).
• 👯 Prophase: Chromosomes condense and become visible; the nuclear envelope breaks down.
• 🧵 Metaphase: Chromosomes line up along the metaphase plate in the middle of the cell.
• 🖐️ Anaphase: Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles of the cell.
• ✌️ Telophase: Chromosomes arrive at the poles, the nuclear envelope reforms, and cytokinesis begins.
• 🔪 Cytokinesis: The division of the cytoplasm, resulting in two separate daughter cells. In animal cells, a cleavage furrow forms; in plant cells, a cell plate forms.
• 🎯 Centromere: The region where sister chromatids are joined.
• ✨ Spindle Fibers: Structures made of microtubules that help separate the chromosomes.
• 🧮 Formula for Mitosis: 1 cell $\rightarrow$ 2 identical cells

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which phase of mitosis involves the separation of sister chromatids?
   1. Prophase
   2. Metaphase
   3. Anaphase
   4. Telophase
2. During which phase do chromosomes line up along the metaphase plate?
   1. Prophase
   2. Metaphase
   3. Anaphase
   4. Telophase
3. Which of the following is NOT a phase of mitosis?
   1. Prophase
   2. Interphase
   3. Anaphase
   4. Telophase
4. What is the name of the process where the cytoplasm divides after mitosis?
   1. Mitosis
   2. Meiosis
   3. Cytokinesis
   4. Interphase
5. In which phase do chromosomes condense and become visible?
   1. Prophase
   2. Metaphase
   3. Anaphase
   4. Telophase
6. What structure is responsible for pulling apart the sister chromatids during mitosis?
   1. Cell Plate
   2. Cleavage Furrow
   3. Spindle Fibers
   4. Centromere
7. How many daughter cells are produced from one parent cell after mitosis?
   1. One
   2. Two
   3. Three
   4. Four