AGHS - CP Bio - Mitosis in Real Life

By Casey Rurode
Last updated almost 4 years ago
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?

2.

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

Animal Cell #2:
3.

Where do the chromosomes line up in metaphase?

4.

What step follows metaphase?

Animal Cell #3:
5.

Telophase is the phase of mitosis where ...?

6.

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

7.

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

  1. Metaphase
  2. Telophase
  3. Prophase
  4. Anaphase
Plant Cell #1:
8.

What happens to the chromosomes in prophase?

Plant Cell #2:
9.

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

Plant Cell #3:
10.

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:
11.

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

12.

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!

13.

Which phase of MITOSIS is your favorite and why?

14.

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.