Mitosis
What is prophase?
The first stage of mitosis where the chromosomes pair up with each other.
What is the acronym for Mitosis? What does each letter stand for?
P.M.A.T. Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase.
How many stages in the cell cycle? Name all of them.
6 stages: Intephase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, and Cytokinesis
Which phrase is calling the growing phase in the cell cycle?
Interphase
What is anaphase?
The third stage of mitosis where the chromosomes begins to move away from each other.
What percent of the time are our bodies in mitosis?
10% of the time.
What percent of the time are our bodies in Interphase?
90% of the time
Why do we call them daughter cells and not son cells?
It is compared to a mother giving birth to a child. Men does not give birth.
What is metaphase?
The second state of mitosis where the chromosomes moves to middle of the cell.
What is the end result of cell division?
Two daughter cells
Which phase of the cell cycle are two identical daughter cells made?
Cytokinesis
True or False? Our cells spend most of its time dividing.Provide an explanation for your answer.
False. If we divide all day long, this could lead to sickness and diseases such a cancer.
What is Telophase?
The last stage of mitosis where the nucleus pinches and starts the process of seperating into two daughter cells.
A stage in the cell cycle where the nucleus completely splits
Cytokinesis
Which phase of the cell cycle is DNA being duplicated in the cell?
Interphase
Come to the board and draw a picture of the entire cell cycle
A total of 6 stages! Teacher will determine if image is correct
What are the 3 functions of mitosis?
Help organisms grow
repairs damaged cells
replaces old cells
What are the names of the process that produces sperm and egg cells?
Meiosis
What is cell division?
A process done by cells to divide into two daughter cells
Your entire group has to do the cell cycle dance without ANY help.
Teacher will determine if dance is correct.