Mitosis and Meiosis Lab/Tutorial
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Vocabulary to review before you begin. Create a sketch for each of the terms and include a brief definition.
Chromosome
Nucleus
Nucleolus
Spindle fiber
Centromere
Diploid
Haploid
Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
Homologous pair
Tetrad
Gamete
Mitosis
View the mitosis animation at http://www.cellsalive.com/mitosis.htm
View the microscope images of mitosis at http://biology.nebrwesleyan.edu/benham/mitosis/
Complete the mitosis tutorial at http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/activities/cell_cycle/cell_cycle.html
Questions:
What are the stages of mitosis?
Where does mitosis occur?
How does the number of chromosomes in a daughter cell compare to the number in a parent cell?
What percent of a cell’s life is spent in interphase and each stage of mitosis?
Make and label a sketch of the stages of mitosis below:
View the meiosis animation at http://www.cellsalive.com/meiosis.htm
What are the stages of meiosis?
Where does meiosis occur?
How does the number of chromosomes in a daughter cell compare to the number in a parent cell?
Make and label a sketch of the stages of meiosis below:
Compare mitosis and meiosis at: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divi_flash.html
List five similarities
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List five differences
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Complete the Quiz on Cell Biology at http://www.cellsalive.com/quiz.htm . What was your percentage score after taking
it the first time?
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Look under the microscope and find a cell in two stages of mitosis. Call me over to verify it!
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