Mitosis and the Cell Cycle
Practice labeling the phases of the cell cycle in the next slide by dragging and dropping the labels to the correct position. Recall that cell division (mitosis) is a way for organisms to grow and repair tissues by creating new cells.
Cells that have a full set of chromosomes (body cells) are called diploid, cells with half of a set (sex cells) are haploid. Mitosis creates two daughter cells with the exact same number of chromosomes as the original.
If you need to review mitosis and the cell cycle, check out this amoeba sisters video.
ANAPHASE
Step 1: Drag the boxes to indicate the phase of the cell cycle.
TELOPHASE
PROPHASE
METAPHASE
INTERPHASE
Step 2: Label individual parts of the cell by dragging the letter to the structure.
A
B
C
D
E
A: Spindle
B: Chromatid
C: Chromosome
D: Centrioles
E: Daughter cells
F
F: Nucleus
Indicate the phase where each of the following events occur. Type in the box.
| Chromosomes line up along the equator |
| Cytokinesis begins; two daughter cells form |
| DNA makes a copy, cell prepares for division |
| Nuclear membrane dissolves, spindle forms |
| Sister chromatids separate |
Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitosis