Plant Cells
BiologyReview cell division: mitosis, meiosis, metaphase, anaphase, chromatids, centromere, crossing over, cytokinesis, gametes and haploid cells.
This biology crossword has 13 clues. Select a numbered square, read the matching clue, and type the answer. Crossing letters help confirm each word. You can print a worksheet or make your own crossword from a custom word list.
Horizontal Words
- random exchange of genes which results in a mixture of parental characteristics (12)
- two strands into which a chromosome divides during cell division (9)
- cell divison (7)
- region of the chromosome where microtubules attach (10)
- sex cells (7)
- having a single set of chromosomes (12)
- Each chromosome pairs with its corresponding homologous chromosome (8)
Vertical Words
- two identical copies of a single chromosome which are connected by centromeres (15)
- Spindle fibers attach to the chromosomes (9)
- Spindle fibers pull the homologous chromosomes toward opposite ends of the cell. (8)
- cytoplasmic division of a cell which results in two daughter cells (11)
- Reduction division in which the number of chromosomes is cut in half (7)
- having a pair of each type of chromosome; chromosome number is doubled (12)
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