the cell cycle

Question 1

what happens during interphase

Answer 1

growth and development of cell
preparation for reproduction

Question 2

what is cytokinesis

Answer 2

division of cell

Question 3

what happens during prophase/prometaphase

Answer 3

centrioles move to opposite ends
nuclear envelope disappears
chromosomes appear with centromeres
chromosomes move to spindles

Question 4

what happens during metaphase

Answer 4

chromones lined up in the center
metaphase plate formed

Question 5

what happens during anaphase

Answer 5

sister chromosomes move to opposite ends of spindle

Question 6

what happens during telophase

Answer 6

nuclear envelope reappears
cytokinesis is complete

Question 7

what factors contribute to cell ageing

Answer 7

protein cross-links by glucose
free radical damage
cessation of mitosis