Cell Division Vocabulary Matching Worksheet

Type of Cell Division that creates identical cells for growth of body cells
Type of Cell Division that creates sex cells
A single set of unpaired chromosomes
Containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent
Series of events that take place in a cell that cause it to divide in to two daughter cells
Specific name for sex cells
Exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
Set of one maternal and one paternal chromosome that pair up with each other in a cell during meiosis
A chromosome that has been newly copied has the original and copied portions connected by a centromere. Each portion is called what?.
Name of cells resulting from Mitosis
Cells resulting from Meiosis
Structure of cell division formed during cell division to separate sister chromatids for newly produced cells.
Structures that help in the formation of the spindle fibers that separate the chromosomes during cell division