๐Ÿงฌ Biology ยท Genetics

Mitosis and the Cell Cycle matching game

Tap an item on the left, then its partner on the right. Beat your best time. Matching games train quick recall, which is exactly what tests ask for.

The pairs (answer key)

Prophase  โ†”  Chromosomes coil up and the nuclear envelope breaks down

Metaphase  โ†”  Chromosomes line up along the middle of the cell

Anaphase  โ†”  Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles

Telophase  โ†”  Two new nuclear envelopes form around the chromosome sets

Centromere  โ†”  The region where sister chromatids are joined

Spindle  โ†”  Protein fibers that move the chromosomes

Cleavage furrow  โ†”  How an animal cell pinches in two

Cell plate  โ†”  How a plant cell builds a new wall between daughter cells