Growth‚ repair and reproduction. • Growth: This is a result of mitosis. The more cells in an organism‚ the larger that organism is. Humans start off as one single cell‚ and by the time they are adults‚ they have over 10 trillion cells!!! This increase in the number of cells also allows for some of those cells to be specialized for various functions. This is important to the survival of many organisms. • Repair: This is a result of mitosis. If tissue is damaged‚ repair is extremely important. With
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Title- Mitosis Abstract –For this lab there is no experiment to be done only questions to be answered. In this experiment we will categorize and count the cells to compute the mitotic index of the total root area. Introduction – The purpose of this experiment is to answer questions associated with the onion root tip photos that are pictured in the lab. The questions for this lab will be drawn from the discussion and review section at the beginning of the mitosis lab. Once that section has been
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copy their genetic material. Mitosis is the first stage of cell division‚ in which the copied chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei. Then in cytokinesis the cell divides into two daughter cells. If no mutations or errors occur‚ the genetic material in each daughter cell is identical to what was in the original cell. Now that you have completed this lesson‚ you should be able to: describe the stages of the cell cycle explain the process of mitosis and its role in the formation
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: Observing Mitosis – Onion Root Tip and Whitefish Blastula V. Observations: 175 cells 1. What percentage of the cells in the field of view is going through mitosis? 10% Relative Duration of Each Phase of Mitosis – Onion Root Tip Phase of Mitosis Count Percentage Time (min.) Prophase 3 14% 11 Metaphase 2 9% 7 Anaphase 5 23% 19 Telophase 12 54% 43 Total 22 100% 80 Relative Duration of Each Phase of Mitosis – Whitefish Blastula
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Mitosis and Meiosis When going over the cell cycle‚ mitosis and meiosis are two major components. Mitosis is the division of the cell’s nucleus‚ and is followed by cytokinesis. Cytokinesis is the division of cytoplasm. Mitosis is only one phase that a cell goes through in the cell cycle. Also the mitotic phase is one of the shortest phases. Mitosis can be broken down into five different stages; prophase‚ prometaphase‚ metaphase‚ anaphase‚ and telophase. In prophase the nucleoli starts to disappear
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Meiosis and Mitosis Meiosis vs. Mitosis: Meiosis requires two nuclear divisions‚ but mitosis requires only one nuclear division. Meiosis producers four daughter nuclei‚ and there are four daughter cells following cytokinesis; mitosis followed by cytokinesis results in two daughter cells. Following meiosis‚ the four daughter cells are haploid and have half the chromosome number as the parent cell. Following mitosis‚ the daughter cells have the same chromosome number as the parent cell. Following
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1 – Mitosis and Meiosis 1. A certain species has three pairs of chromosomes: an acrocentric pair‚ a metacentric pair‚ and a telocentric pair. Draw a cell of this species as it would appear in metaphase of mitosis. (BAP 2.18) 2. A cell in G1 of interphase has 12 chromosomes. How many chromosomes and DNA molecules will be found per cell when this original cell progresses to the following stages? (BAP 2.20) a) G2 of interphase b) Metaphase I of meiosis c) Prophase of mitosis d) Anaphase I of meiosis
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Observation of Mitosis Introduction: Reproduction is the biological process by which new individual organisms are produced. There are two types of reproduction‚ which are; asexual and sexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is creation of offspring whose genes all come from one parent. Sexual reproduction is creation of offspring by fusion of male gametes (sperm) and female gametes (eggs) to form zygotes. Asexual reproduction involves a type of cell division known as mitosis. Mitosis is the scientific
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1 Marks: 1 Identify the stage of somatic cell division. Choose one answer. a. Anaphase b. Prophase c. Metaphase d. Telophase e. Interphase Which of the following characteristics are typical of this stage? Choose one answer. a. Chromosomes have split and chromatids are moving towards the opposite poles b. Chromosomes have reached opposite poles and are reorganizing to form two new nuclei c. Nuclear membrane and nucleolus have disappeared and chromosomes
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Mitosis and Meiosis Purpose To understand the cell cycle and mitosis and how these two processes function within an organism. To understand meiosis and how this process produces gametes. Mitosis All cells in your body complete a cell cycle in which they grow‚ divide and‚ eventually‚ die. The cell cycle consists of four phases: G1‚ S‚ G2‚ and M (Figure 1). Each phase is associated with a specific cellular function: typically growth‚ synthesis‚ and division. The G1‚ S‚ and G2 phases comprise
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