| Term | Definition |
| Interphase | Cell grows, makes copies of DNA, and prepares for division |
| Mitosis: Prophase | Chromatin in nucleus condenses, forming chromosomes. Centrioles move to opposite sides of the nucleus. Their spindle fibers form a bridge between both sides of the cell and the nuclear envelope breaks down. |
| Mitosis: Metaphase | Chromosomes line up across the center of the cell, attaching to the fiber at its cetromere. |
| Mitosis: Anaphase | The chromosomes split at their centromeres and chromatids separate. One is drawn by spindle fiber to one end of the cell. The other chromatid moves to the other end of the cell. The cell is stretched and pushed apart. |
| Mitosis: Telophase | Chromosomes stretch out and loose their rod-like appearance. A nuclear envelope develops around the regions of the chromosomes. |
| Cytokinesis | Cell membrane squeezes around the middle of the cell and splits into two. The daughter cells receive identical copies of chromosomes and nearly half of the organelles. |