INTERPHASE, The stage of the cell cycle when the cell grows, carries out normal functions, and prepares for cell division. DNA is copied during the S phase., PROPHASE, The first stage of mitosis when chromosomes condense and become visible, and the spindle begins to form., METAPHASE, The stage when chromosomes line up at the middle of the cell., ANAPHASE, The stage when sister chromatids separate and move toward opposite ends of the cell., TELOPHASE, The stage when chromosomes reach opposite ends, become less condensed, and new nuclei form around them., CYTOKINESIS, The division of the cytoplasm that produces two separate daughter cells., CELL, The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms., NUCLEUS, A membrane-bound structure in eukaryotic cells that contains the cell's chromosomes/DNA., MITOSIS, The process of nuclear division in which duplicated chromosomes are separated into two nuclei., HAPLOID, A cell containing one set of chromosomes., DIPLOID, A cell containing two sets of chromosomes., CHROMOSOMES, Structures made mainly of DNA and proteins that carry genetic information., CHROMATIDS, The copies of a duplicated chromosome. The two identical copies are called sister chromatids., DAUGHTER CELLS, The two new cells produced after cell division., SPINDLE, Structures made of microtubules that help move and separate chromosomes during mitosis.

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