In the Mitosis lab an onion root was observed under a microscope to observe whether or not cell division takes place. Also‚ whether cells replicate in order for it to reproduce. By observing the onion root under the microscope it allows many layers to be looked at through each cell division. The goal of Mitosis is the replication of cells to produce multiple like cells. The steps involved in Mitosis are what is known as the PMAT stages‚ which are the following: Prophase‚ Metaphase‚ Anaphase and Telephase
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Lab 8: Mitosis‚ Meiosis and the Cell Cycle . header Purpose: This activity is designed to familiarize you with the phases of mitosis and meiosis and compare these processes in a comparison chart. This activity will be three parts. For parts I and II‚ please scan your labeled work. Preparation: There is no preparation or materials needed for this activity. You will simply need access to a scanner to submit your work. Procedure Part 1: For this portion of the laboratory‚ please sketch a cell
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AP LAB # 3: MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS Website to go for quizzes and activities: Print out the quizzes for mitosis and meiosis http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/ OVERVIEW Exercise 3A is a study of mitosis. You will simulate the stages of mitosis by using chromosome models.You will use prepared slides of onion root tips to study plant mitosis and to calculate the relative duration of the phases of mitosis in the meristem of root tissue. Prepared slides of the whitefish blastula
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CELL DIVISION REVIEW 1. Name the phase of interphase in which cells copy their DNA. G-2 2. Anaphase 3. Name the phase in which spindle fibers disappear. telephase 4. Put the following cells in the correct order. A interphase B telephase C anaphase D prophase E metaphase 5. centromere 6. DNA that is spread out in the nucleus of a non-dividing cell is called chromatin. 7. Name the phase this cell is in. 8. Name
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CHAPTER 12- THE CELL CYCLE I. Concept 12.1- Cell division results in genetically identical daughter cells A. Overview 1) The continuity of life is based on the reproduction of cells or cell division. 2) The cell division process is an integral part of the cell cycle‚ the life of a cell from the time it is first formed from a dividing parent cell until its own division into two cells. B. Cellular Organization of the Genetic Material 1) A cell’s endowment of DNA‚ its genetic
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Mitosis and meiosis are the means by which reproduction takes place. Mitosis creates an exact duplicate of cell so that old cells can be replaced‚ such as in skin‚ hair‚ and bones. Meiosis allows a cell to unite one half of its genetic makeup with a cell from another partner to create an entirely new organism. Mitosis Mitosis is the process by which two daughter cells are formed‚ each containing a complete set of chromosomes. Mitosis is the process by which an organism creates new cells‚ such
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Lab 11: Mitosis Mitosis is a part of the cell cycle process by which chromosomes in a cell nucleus are separated into two identical sets of chromosomes‚ each in its own nucleus. Mitosis has several phases during the cell cycle. The experiment obligated pictures of onion root tips under the microscope. The pictures had cells and chromosomes. The pictures also had different phases of mitosis in them. As my hypothesis‚ cells stay in the interphase the longest. To begin the experiment‚ there were pictures
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Sex Chromosomes Introduction Few people every wonder or care about their gender and why they are male or female.. Sex-determination system is a complex but fascinating progress‚ especially within reptiles‚ birds and insects. All living organisms begin with one eukaryotic cell; inside the nucleus of each cell contain thread-like structures called chromosomes. Chromosomes are once theorized to be derived from autosomes (chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes) and have changed into specific
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Cell division consists of two processes: mitosis and cytokinesis. Mitosis— division of the nucleus and its chromosomes— is divided into five phases:prophase‚ prometaphase‚ metaphase‚ anaphase‚ and telophase. Mitosis is followed by cytokinesis‚ when the cytoplasm splits to form two separate daughter cells. The cytoplasm of a cell in late interphase contains two centrosomes‚ each of which may contain a pair of centrioles. In the nucleus‚ the chromosomeshave been replicated during S phase‚ but are
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The cell is the basic unit of all life. All living things-- tigers‚ trees‚ elephants‚ and men-- are made up of cells. A cell is alive-- as alive as you are. It breathes‚ takes in food‚ and gets rid of waste. It grows and reproduces‚ or creates one of its own kind. (Garrod 36) Most cells reproduce by dividing‚ so that there are two cells where there once was one. (Akkas 78) Every living thing is made up of one or more cells‚ and each of these cells was produced by an already existing cell. New cells
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