Transcript Mitosis Contest

Mitosis Contest
• For each of the following slides,
write the phase you think the cell
is in on your white board.
• Wait for the signal to hold up the
board
Prophase
Anaphase
Early Telophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
#1 = red arrow and #2 = yellow arrow
The yellow one only!
Telophase
Anaphase
Telophase
Metaphase
Prophase
Interphase
Cells will generally divide when?
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A. They have no food
B. They become infected
C. They are 10 years old
D. They become too large
Cells will generally divide when?
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A. They have no food
B. They become infected
C. They are 10 years old
D. They become too large
In which phase of the cell cycle
does a cell spend most of its time?
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A. Metaphase
B. Interphase
C. Cytokinesis
D. Prophase
In which phase of the cell cycle
does a cell spend most of its time?
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A. Metaphase
B. Interphase
C. Cytokinesis
D. Prophase
In this phase, the nuclear membrane
breaks down and chromosomes
become visible.
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A. Interphase
B. Metaphase
C. Prophase
D. Anaphase
In this phase, the nuclear membrane
breaks down and chromosomes
become visible.
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A. Interphase
B. Metaphase
C. Prophase
D. Anaphase
Write the letter of the correct
answer on your board
• The stage of the cell cycle where the cell
is preparing to begin DNA replication is
called:
• A. G1
• B. G2
• C. S
• D. M
Write the letter of the correct
answer on your board
• The stage of the cell cycle where the cell
is preparing to begin DNA replication is
called:
• A. G1
• B. G2
• C. S
• D. M
Write the letter of the correct
answer on your board
• Which of the following features of cell
division are very different for animal and
plant cells?
• A. prophase
• B. metaphase
• C. anaphase
• D. cytokinesis
Write the letter of the correct
answer on your board
• Which of the following features of cell
division are very different for animal and
plant cells?
• A. prophase
• B. metaphase
• C. anaphase
• D. cytokinesis
• Cytokinesis in a plant cell is characterized
by:
• A. the equal division of homologous
chromosomes.
• B. a pinching off of the cell membrane to
divide the cell.
• C. the formation of a cell plate in the
cytoplasm.
• D. the movement of the chromosomes
from the metaphase plate.
• Which sequence of the cell cycle is
common to eukaryotes?
• A.G1 to G2 to S to Mitosis to cytokinesis
• B.G1 to Mitosis to G2 to S to cytokinesis
• C.G1 to S to Mitosis to G2 to cytokinesis
• D.G1 to S to G2 to Mitosis to cytokinesis
• Add up your correct answers and write
your total on the board