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Mitosis

Questions: 

A.	What is the purpose of mitosis?
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B.	Why is the cell cycle important for human beings?
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C.	What role does mitosis play in the growth of an embryo?
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D.	How many chromosomes are there in a cell produced by mitosis?
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E.	If the cell that has undergone mitosis has the diploid (2n) number of chromosomes, then what number of chromosomes will the nuclei in the two new cells have?
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F.	Can mitosis ever be used for reproduction?
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G.	What were your responses to the questions related to the six mitosis slides (below)?

2.	What phase is this cell displaying?  What's about to happen?
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3.	The two center side-by-side cells are displaying two different phases of mitosis.  What are they? 
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4.	What mitotic phase is the center cell displaying?  How can you tell? 
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5.	This cell has clearly visible chromatids. What's the next phase this cell will undergo?  
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6.	The cell in the lower center is exhibiting signs of what phase of mitosis?  What phase does it appear the cell above it (dead center) is undergoing? 
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7.	Explain what happens during anaphase. When the chromatids separate, what is each called? 
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Mitosis Worksheet
Onion root tip photos at 600X and 1000X taken by Stan Carpenter
of Hands-On Labs, Inc.

1.  What phase is this cell displaying?  What's about to happen?	

2. The   two center side-by-side cells are displaying two different phases of mitosis.  What are they? 

3.  What mitotic phase is the center cell displaying?     
How can you tell?	

4. This cell has clearly visible chromatids. What's the next phase this cell will undergo? 

5. The cell in the lower center is exhibiting signs of what phase of mitosis?  What phase does it appear the cell above it (dead center) is undergoing? 	

6. Explain what happens during anaphase. When the chromatids separate, what is each called?