Mitosis

Question 1

Definition

Answer 1

One mother cell gives rise to two daughter cells with the identical genetic makeup as the original mother cell
- DNA replication

Question 2

Interphase

Answer 2

Normal cell activity

Question 3

Prophase (prepare)

Answer 3

-chromatin network unwinds
-spindle fibres form
-nuclear membrane disappears

Question 4

Metaphase (middle)

Answer 4

-chromosomes move to equator
-chromosomes attached to spindle fibres at the centromere

Question 5

Anaphase (apart)

Answer 5

-chromosomes split
-chromosomes are pulled to pole of cell by spindle fibres

Question 6

Telophase (two nuclei)

Answer 6

Two nuclei formed
Two new cells are formed
Interphase begins again in each cell