Name: __________________________
Mitosis Homework
Genetics Vocabulary
Match the following definitions in column B with the words in column A.
Column A
1. Mitosis ____
Column B
A. The structure observed in the nucleus during mitosis made
of condensed DNA
2. Chromosome ___
3. Centromere ___
4. Prophase ____
B. Characterization of the chromosomes of an individual
by number, form and size
C. The thickest and most condensed region of a chromosome,
which becomes attached to the centriole by a microtubule
5. Metaphase ____
D. The entire process of cell division including division of
the nucleus and the cytoplasm
6. Anaphase ____
7. Telophase ____
E. The stage of mitosis in which the chromosomes move to
opposite ends of the cell
8. Karyotype ____
F. The stage of mitosis during which chromatin condenses
into chromosomes and the nuclear envelope disappears
9.
Centriole ____
G. Two cell structures that function by moving to opposite
sides of the cell during mitosis and making the spindle
apparatus
H. The final stage of mitosis during which the chromosomes
of daughter cells are grouped in new nuclei
I. The stage of mitosis during which the chromosomes align
at the middle of the cell