Cell Cycle Webquest (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

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Part 3:

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1. Read the text on this page and view the animation. Watch the video carefully!! You can slow

down the video by clicking step by step through the phases. Hint: The term ‘Kinetochores’ mean

centromeres, the proteins between sister chromatids. Answer these questions:

2. Which stage does the following occur:

Chromatin condenses into chromosomes_________________________________

Chromosomes align in center of cell____________________________________

Longest part of the cell cycle__________________________________________

Nuclear envelope breaks down_________________________________________

Cell is cleaved into two daughter cells___________________________________

Daughter chromosomes arrive at poles___________________________________

3. Next: The colored chromosomes represent chromatids. There are two of each color because one

is an exact duplicate of the other.

How many chromosomes are visible at the beginning of mitosis? _______

How many are in each daughter cell at the end of mitosis? _________

The little green T shaped things on the cell are centrioles. What happens to the centrioles

during mitosis?

____________________________________________________________________________

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Part 4:

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1. Rags to Riches! Play this game until you win $1,000,000!

2. Raise your hand until I come and initial your paper to verify your success in learning the cell

cycle!

Cell Cycle Webquest Page 2