AGHS - CP Bio - Mitosis in Real Life

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14 questions
Directions:
- Look at the pictures of mitosis in real life plant and animal cells!
- Answer the questions in this Formative!
Animal Cell #1:
1

What stage of mitosis is this picture showing?

1

In this stage of Mitosis, have the chromosomes seperated or are they still together?

Animal Cell #2:
1

Where do the chromosomes line up in metaphase?

1

What step follows metaphase?

Animal Cell #3:
1

Telophase is the phase of mitosis where ...?

1

What part of the cell cycle IMMEDIATELY follows telophase to separate one cell into two?

2

Put the stages of mitosis in order below (first stage at the top, last stage at the bottom).

  1. Prophase
  2. Metaphase
  3. Anaphase
  4. Telophase
Plant Cell #1:
1

What happens to the chromosomes in prophase?

Plant Cell #2:
1

Before the cell undergoes mitosis, it has to go through this RESTING stage called ______.

Plant Cell #3:
1

Here is a picture of a plant cell in telophase. What surrounding the plasma (cell) membrane ,must also be copied?

Hint- This structure is only found in PLANTS.

Plant Cell Division In Action:
1

Why is cell division important to multicellular organisms such as humans and trees?

1

Why is cell division important to single celled organisms like bacteria? Hint: it's important to them for a different reasons than it is to multicellular organisms!

1

Which phase of MITOSIS is your favorite and why?

0

What other questions do you have about the events of mitosis or the vocabulary associated with mitosis? There is A LOT of vocab! Chromatin, sister chromatid, chromosome, centiole, centromere, spindle fibers, etc.