Mitosis

• What is mitosis?


  When a cell divides to make identical copies

  
• What is mitosis used for?

  Growth

  Repair

  Replacement
• DNA coils up into a

  X shaped chromosome
• The X shaped chromosome holds a?

  Centrometre
• In mitosis the cytoplasm _______ to produce two cells


  divides
• how many pairs of chromosomes does the body cell have?

  23
• mitosis also produces 


  identical cells

  
• what is the correct order of the mitotic phase?

  Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
• During which phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up along the center of the cell?

  Metaphase
• Function of the chromosome?

  to carry genes