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Copy of The Cell Cycle - POGIL (5/28/2026)

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16 questions
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Question 1
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Question 3
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During which phase does the size of the cell increase?
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How many phases are in the cell cycle as shown in the diagram in Model 1? _______
Question 2
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Starting at the starred cell, what is the order of the stages of the cell cycle?
1st _______
2nd _______
3rd _______
4th _______
Question 4
4.
During which phase does the number of cells increase?
_______
Question 5
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Considering your answer to Questions 3 and 4, identify a way that the growth of an organism can be accomplished through the events of the cell cycle.

Question 6
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Cancer, the uncontrolled growth of cells, often results in a tumor, or mass of abnormal cells. Some cancerous tumors consist of many cells that are much smaller than normal. According to Model 1, what part(s) of the cell cycle is (are) most likely being affected?
_______
Question 7
7.

In model 1, if the length of the arrow represents time, then for those cancerous cells, what happens to the time that is necessary for the cell cycle? What implication might this have for doctors who are treating cancer patients?


Question 8
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According to model 2, what to the cell cycle phase abbreviations, from model 1, mean?

G1 _______
S _______
G2 _______
M _______
Question 9
9.

Looking at the third column of Model 2, compare the time spent in mitosis with the time spent in gap1 in human cells and describe any difference.

Question 10
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Imagine 100 cells were chosen randomly from a tissue sample and examined under a microscope. In which phase of the cell cycle would you expect to find the largest number of cells?
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Question 11
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You need to make sure that number 10 is correct prior to answering this.

Explain your answer to number 10.

Question 12
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Compare the amount of DNA from G1 to S. What happened to the amount of DNA?
_______
Question 13
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Question 14
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Read the "Key Process" that takes place during mitosis (M) in model 2. Cyto = cell; kinesis = cutting. Based upon the key process of M and the breakdown of the word cytokinesis in this question, why do you think takes place during cytokinesis?

Question 15
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Other than cytokinesis, what other process takes place during M of the cell cycle (tip - read the name of the phase on model 2)?
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Question 16
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Look back at the cell entering G1 and leaving G1 of model 1. Based upon this, what is the key process of G1?
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Based upon your observation of the amount of DNA in question 12, what key process likely occurs during synthesis?
Transcription of DNA
Translation of DNA
Replication of DNA
None of these are correct