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| the third phase of mitosis during which the chromosome pairs separate and move toward opposed poles |
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| process by which a single parent reproduces by itself |
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| type of asexual reproduction in which an organism replicates its DNA and divides in half, producing two identical daughter cells |
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| asexual process by which yeasts increase in number; process of attaching a bud to a plant to produce a new branch |
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| collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that separates the cell from its surroundings'; basic unit of all forms of life |
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| thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell |
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| strong supporting layer around the cell membrane in plants, algae, and some bacteria |
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| organelle found in cells of plants and other photosynthetic organisms; captures light energy |
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| material inside the cell membrane - not including the nucleus |
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| process by which molecules tend to move from an area where they are more concentrated to an area where that are less concentrated |
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| organism whose cells contain nuclei |
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| process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment |
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| second phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell |
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| cell organelle that converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use |
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| part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides |
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| the center of the atom which contains the protons and neutrons; in cells, structure that contains the cell's genetic material )DNA) and controls the cell's activities |
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| specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a eukaryotic cell |
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| diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane |
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| allows to pass through, or out |
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| plants and other photosynthetic organisms harvest solar (radiant) energy and use it to combine molecules of CO2 to make complex compounds |
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| organisms whose cells lack a nucleus |
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first of four parts of mitosis
nuclear membrane disappears and double stranded chromosomes become visible |
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| the production of offspring by a sexual or asexual process. |
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| last of the four step process in mitosis. chromosomes uncoil and become chromatin. Nucleus membrane forms around each new nucleus |
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