Friday, November 2, 2007

Mitosis Homework

Mitosis Homework: Read Chapter 12 and please use your own lined paper to complete the following assignment. This activity will count as two homework assignment grades.


Here are some links to help you with the homework:

Review of Mitosis

Cell Cycle and Mitosis Tutorial

Cell Cycle Game

1. How can there be 46 chromosomes in a human cell at metaphase and also 46 chromosomes in each daughter cell?

2. Describe the events in each of the following phases of the cell cycle; G1, S, G2, and M.

3. Briefly describe how prokaryote chromosomes differ from those of eukaryotes.

4. Explain the difference between a chromatid and a chromosome, using a diagram with
your explanation.

5. List the stages of mitosis in proper order.

6. Diagram the stages of mitosis and give the major events in each stage.

7. How does cytokinesis differ in plants and animals.

8. How does mitosis ensure that each daughter cell has the same genetic makeup as the parent cell?

9. List and briefly discuss at least two factors that control and regulate cell division

2 comments:

Hans Mundahl said...

I don't get this - what are you talking about?

HELP!!

Ms. Saxe said...

Hey Hans,
Read questions 1-9 then use your book and/or the websites above to answer the questions.

D block: make sure you do a really thorough job because we don't have class again until Thursday! yikes!