CELL CYCLE, CELL DIVISION worksheet ANSWERS

On each line, write the term that correctly replaces the underlined words in each sentence.

cell cycle cytokinesis mitosis

eukaryotic binary fission stem cell
centromere daughter cells prokaryotic
interphase sister chromatids

MITOSIS At the end of the cell cycle, the division of the cell’s nucleus occurs.
CENTROMERE Until the sister chromatids in each duplicated chromosome separate during
mitosis, they are held together by a protein ‘button’.
CHROMATIDS A chromosome is made up of two identical coiled strands of DNA.
CYTOKINESIS Following mitosis, the division of a cell’s cytoplasm occurs.
CELL CYCLE Most cells go through a cyclical process of growth, development and division.
PROKARYOTIC For most unicellular organisms, identified as those without a nucleus, the cell
cycle might be as short as a few hours or a few days.
INTERPHASE The cell cycle can be divided into two main phases – a period of growth and
development and the mitotic phase.
DAUGHTER CELLS Mitosis and cytokinesis result in the formation of two identical new cells.
EUKARYOTIC For some cells, identified as those with membrane-bound nucleus, the cell cycle
might take as long as one year.
BINARY FISSION Prokaryotic cell division is asexual reproduction producing two identical daughter
cells.
STEM CELL A fertilized egg is a single undifferentiated cell.

Name the levels of organization:

cells < TISSUE < ORGANS < ORGAN SYSTEMS < organism

At what stage of the cell cycle are all the cell organelles and DNA duplicated? INTERPHASE
What is the longest stage of interphase? G1
At what stage of the cell cycle are chromosomes visible? MITOSIS
At what stage of the cell cycle is cell division complete? CYTOKINESIS
Only prokaryotes undergo cell division. FALSE
Only eukaryotes undergo mitosis. TRUE
Multicellular organisms are EUKARYOTIC
Unspecialized plant cells are called… MERISTEMS
Draw the main phases or stages of the cell cycle as pie slices, each representing the proportional time of the
phase. Name the phase and describe what happens in words.

Draw each phase or stage of mitosis. Name the phase and describe what happens in words.

Copied DNA form into

Prophase chromosomes, nuclear
membrane dissolves

Chromosomes line up in
Metaphase middle of cell

Chromosomes separate
Anaphase and are pulled to
opposite ends of cell

New nuclear membrane

forms around
Telophase chromosomes, cell
begins to pinch into 2
'daughter' cells