Mitosis BIO101L, Pre-Lab Questions

1. What are chromosomes made of?

2. Research the differences that exist between mitosis and binary fission. Identify at least one difference, and explain why it is significant.

3. Cancer is a disease related to uncontrolled cell division. Investigate two known causes for these rapidly dividing cells.

Experiment 1: Observation of Mitosis in a Plant Cell

Table 1: Mitosis Predictions

Predictions“Supporting Evidence”

Table 2: Mitosis Data

StageNumber of Cells in Each StageTotal Number of CellsCalculated % of Time Spent in Each StageInterphaseProphaseMetaphaseAnaphaseTelophaseCytokinesis

Insert photos of your drawings of a dividing cell in the appropriate area for each stage of the cell cycle (please include your name and access code handwritten in each of the sketch photos):

Interphase:

Prophase:

Metaphase:

Anaphase:

Telophase:

Cytokinesis:

Post-Lab Questions

1. Label the arrows in the slide image

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