Unit 4

Question 1

division of the cytoplasm into two new cells, mitosis results in two nuclei each with a duplicate set of chromosomes

Answer 1

cytokenesis

Question 2

forms during plant cell cytokinesis midway between the divided nuclei

Answer 2

cell plate

Question 3

final phase of mitosis, chromosomes begin to uncoil into a tangle of chromatin, nuclear membrane reforms around the chromatin, spindle breaks apart, nucleolus becomes visible

Answer 3

telophase

Question 4

centromeres split separating sister chromatids into individual chromosomes, chromosomes move until they are near the poles of the spindle, ends when movement of the chromosomes stop

Answer 4

anaphase

Question 5

chromosomes line up across the center of the cell, each sister chromatid is attached to its own spindle fiber

Answer 5

metaphase