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Cell Division Work Sheet

This worksheet focuses on the cell cycle and includes matching terms to descriptions of various phases of mitosis. It contains fill-in-the-blank questions and diagram analysis related to cell division processes. Additionally, it prompts students to explain the significance of mitosis and the consequences of errors in the process.

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Cell Division Work Sheet

This worksheet focuses on the cell cycle and includes matching terms to descriptions of various phases of mitosis. It contains fill-in-the-blank questions and diagram analysis related to cell division processes. Additionally, it prompts students to explain the significance of mitosis and the consequences of errors in the process.

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THE CELL CYCLE WORKSHEET Name: ___________

Matching: match the term to the description below.


A. Prophase B. Interphase C. Telophase D. Metaphase E. Anaphase

___ 1. The sister chromatids are moving


apart. ___ 9. The chromosomes are moving
towards the poles of the
___ 2. The nucleolus begins to fade from cell.
view.
___ 10. Chromatids line up along the
___ 3. A new nuclear membrane is forming equator.
around the chromosomes.
___ 11. The spindle is formed.
___ 4. The cytoplasm of the cell is being
divided. ___ 12. Chromosomes are not visible.

___ 5. The chromosomes become invisible. ___ 13. Cytokinesis is completed (as next
cycle begins).
___ 6. The chromosomes are located at the
equator of the cell. ___ 14. The cell plate is completed.

___ 7. The nuclear membrane begins to ___ 15. Chromosomes are replicated.
fade from view.
___ 16. The reverse of prophase.
___ 8. The division (cleavage) furrow
appears. ___ 17. The organization phase
Fill in the blank: Some will be used more than once.
A. Prophase D. Metaphase G. Chromatid J. Spindle fiber
B. Interphase E. Anaphase H. Cytokinesis K. Cell plate
C. Telophase F. Centromere I. Mitosis
______________18. What phase are daughter cells in
as a result of mitosis?

______________19. During what phase of mitosis do


centromeres divide and the
chromosomes move toward their
respective poles?

______________20. What is the phase where


chromatin condenses to form
chromosomes?

______________21. What is the name of the structure


that connects the two
chromatids?

______________22. In a chromosome pair connected


by a centromere, what is each
individual chromosome called?

_____________23. What are the two parts of cell


division?

______________24. What structure forms in prophase


along which the chromosomes
move?

_____________25. Which phase of mitosis is the last


phase that chromatids are
together?

______________26. Which phase of the cell cycle is


characterized by a non-dividing
cell?

______________27. What structure is produced when


protein fibers radiate from
centrioles?

______________28. What forms across the center of a


cell near the end of telophase?

______________29. The period of cell growth and


development between mitotic
divisions?

______________30. What is the phase where


cytokinesis occurs?
The diagram below shows six cells in various phases of the cell cycle. Note the cells are
not arranged in the order in which the cell cycle occurs. Use the diagram to answer
questions 1-7.

____________________1. Cells A & F show an early and a late stage of the same
phase of the cell cycle. What phase is it?
____________________2. Which cell is in metaphase?
____________________3. Which cell is in the first phase of M phase (mitosis)?
____________________4. In cell A, what structure is labeled X?
____________________5. List the diagrams in order from first to last in the cell cycle.
____________________6. Are the cells depicted plant or animal cells?
a. Explain your answer.

b. If it were the other type of cell what would be different in


the diagrams?

____________________7. What is the longest phase of the cell cycle?

8. Why is mitosis important?

9. Predict what would happen if an individual had faulty spindle fibers.

10. Predict what would happen if cytokinesis was skipped.

11. What is the difference between cell plate and cleavage furrow?

12. Draw a cell and label the: nucleus, centrioles, spindle fibers, pole of cell, equator of
cell

Make a model of the cell cycle.


Equator
of cell

pole

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