Name
Class
Cell Division
• Understanding Main Ideas
Fill in the blanks in the table below. Then answer the questions that follow in the
spaces provided.
Phases of Mitosis
Phase Event
Prophase 1.
2. Chromosomes attach to spindle fibers
Anaphase 3.
4. New nuclear membranes form
5. Which stage of the cell cycle usually lasts longest?
6, During which stage of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
7. During which stage of the cell cycle does the cell membrane pinch the cell in two?
Building Vocabulary
Match each term with its definition by writing the correct letter in the blank.
8. _____Regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo a. interphase
9. _____First stage of the cell cycle b. mitosis
10. ______Process in which DNA is copied c. cell cycle
11. ______Stage of the cell cycle during which the cell’s nucleus d. cytokinesis
divides
12. ______Doubled of condensed chromatin e. replication
13. ______Each identical rod of a chromosome f. chromosome
14. ______ Final stage of the cell cycle g. chromatid
THE CELL CYCLE WORKSHEET
Name: ________________
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
1. During what phase of mitosis do centromeres divide and the chromosomes move
toward their respective poles?
2. What is the phase where chromatin condenses to form chromosomes?
______________3. What is the name of the structure that connects the two chromatids?
4. In a chromosome pair connected by a centromere, individual chromosome are called?
5. What are the two parts of cell division?
6. What structure forms in prophase along which the chromosomes move?
7. Which phase of mitosis is the last phase that chromatids are together?
8. Which phase of the cell cycle is characterized by a non-dividing cell?
9. What structure is produced when protein fibers radiate from centrioles?
10. What forms across the center of a plant cell near the end of telophase?
11. The period of cell growth and development between mitotic divisions?
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 1-6.
1. In cell A & in cell F there is an early & late stage of the same phase of the cell cycle. What is it?
2. Which cell is in metaphase?
3. Which cell is in the first phase of Mitosis?
4. In the phases picture; what structure is labeled X in Cell A?
5. List the diagrams in order from first to last in the cell cycle: ____ ____ ____ ____ _____ _____
6. Do the cells above depict a plant or an animal cells? (Remember a plant cell has a cell plate)
Name: Date: _____________
The Cell Cycle Coloring Worksheet
1. Label the diagram below with the following labels:
Anaphase Interphase Mitosis
Cell division (M Phase) Interphase Prophase
Cytokinesis Interphase S-DNA replication
G1 - cell grows Metaphase Telophase
G2 - prepares for mitosis
2. Next you will label the diagram. Lightly color the G1 phase BLUE,
the S phase YELLOW, the G2 phase RED, and the stages of mitosis ORANGE.
Color the arrows indicating all of the interphases in GREEN.
Color the part of the arrow indicating mitosis PURPLE and the part of the
arrow indicating cytokinesis YELLOW.
Stages of Cellular Division
Directions: Number the following six stages of cell division in animal cells in the
proper order. Then label each stage (interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase,
telophase, or cytokinesis).
Directions: Do the same for the plant cell below. Also label the cell plate!
Mitosis Notes = Cell division occurs in a series of stages or phases.
1st: INTERPHASE • Chromosomes are copied (# doubles)
• Chromosomes appear as thread-like
coils (chromatin) at the start, Each
Sister Chromatids Centromere
2nd: PROPHASE • Mitosis begins (cell begins to divide)
chromosome and its copy (sister chromosome) change to
sister chromatids by end of this phase
Centrioles (or poles) appear and begin to move to opposite ends of cell
Spindle fibers form between the poles
3rd: METAPHASE • Chromatids (or pairs of chromosomes) attach to the
spindle fibers
Sister Chromatids
4th: ANAPHASE • Chromatids (or pairs of chromosomes) separate and
and begin to move to opposite ends of the cell
5th: TELOPHASE Two new nuclei form
Chromosomes appear as chromatin threads, not as rods)
• Mitosis ends
Cell membrane moves inward to create two daughter cells
each with its own nucleus with identical chromosomes!
Mitosis Notes Name: _____________
___________ _____________occurs in a series of stages or _______
1st:____________ Chromosomes are ___________________(or doubled
Chromosomes appear as threadlike coils ( _______________) at the
beginning, but each chromosome & its copy (___________
chromosome) -----> change to sister chromatids at the end of
this phase
Sister chromatid
2nd: ___________ ___________ begins (cell begins to divide)
_________________(or poles) appear & they begin to move to
the opposite ends of the cell
___________ ____________form between the poles
3rd: _____________ _______________ (or pairs of chromosomes) attach to the
spindle _____________
Sister chromatids
Chromatids are lined up in the _____________ of the cell
4th: ______________ Chromatids (or pairs of chromosomes)
____________ and
begin to move to ____________________ ends of the cell
5th: Two new _____________________ cells are then formed
6th:
Cell membrane moves inward to create two new ______________
cells. Each new cell then has its own ___________(brain of cell)
and chromosomes that are ________________
