1. Growth and Cell Reproduction
The process of one cell dividing into two daughter cells is called ________ ______________.
Most of the cells in your ____________ reproduce by dividing this way.

2. A chromosome is a structure made of ________ and _________________ in cells with a nucleus.
Individual chromosomes are not clearly visible under a microscope until just before a ________ ___________.
visible

3. Chromosomes Chromosomes organize the _______________.
For example, humans have ____ chromosomes, but chickens have ____.

4. A house fly has _____ chromosomes and a tomato plant has ______.
Does having more chromosomes mean the organism is more complex?
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5. It consists of three stages:
The cell cycle is the period of time from the ____________ of one cell division to the _________ of the next.
It consists of three stages:
____________________
Which part of the cell cycle takes the longest?
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6. The cell cycle
_________________ is the stage that occurs in between cell divisions.
During interphase the cell _________ & ______________and performs its functions.
What stage follows interphase?

7. The cell cycle
Mitosis is the process in cell division where the _______________ divides into two ________________, each with an identical set of chromosomes.
Mitosis is divided into four phases:
___________________
What stage follows mitosis?
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9. The cell cycle
The shortest stage of the cell cycle is called _________________.
In cytokinesis, the ________________ & its______________ divide into two daughter cells.

10. The cell cycle
Cytokinesis in plant cells is different because a ________ _________forms.
What stage follows cytokinesis?
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With a microscope and specially prepared slides, we can observe the cell cycle and identify each part.
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Can you see what stage and phase this cell shows?