Figure 5.5: This is a picture of dividing plant cells. Cell division in plant cells differs slightly
from animal cells as a cell wall must form. Note that most of the cells are in interphase.
Can you find examples of the different stages of mitosis? ( 7 )
Vocabulary
anaphase Third phase of mitosis where sister chromatids separate and move to opposite
sides of the cell.
cell cycle Sequence of steps in eukaryotic cells that leads to cell division.
chromatin Complex of DNA and proteins that is visible when a cell is not dividing.
chromosomes DNAwoundaroundproteins; formsduringprophaseofmitosisandmeiosis.
cytokinesis Division of the cytoplasm after mitosis or meiosis.
interphase Stage of the cell cycle when DNA is synthesized and the cell grows; composed
of the first three phases of the cell cycle.
metaphase Second phase of meiosis where the chromosomes are aligned in the center of
the cell.