EBK CAMPBELL BIOLOGY
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Author: Urry
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Chapter 12, Problem 11TYU
EVOLUTION CONNECTION The result of mitosis is that the daughter cells end up with the same number of chromosomes that the parent cell had. Another potential way to maintain the number of chromosomes would be to carry out cell division first and then duplicate the chromosomes in each daughter cell. Assess whether this would be an equally good way of organizing the cell cycle. Explain why evolution has not led to this alternative.
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Mitosis Worksheet
The diagram below shows six cells in various phases of the cell cycle. Note the cells are not arranged in the
order in which mitosis occurs and one of the phases of mitosis occurs twice. Use the diagram to answer
questions 1-7.
Phases of the Cell Cycle
1)
Cells A and F show an early and a late stage of the same phase of mitosis. What phase is it?
2)
Which cell is in metaphase?
3)
Which cell is in the first phase of mitosis?
4)
In cell A, what structure is labeled X?
5)
Which cell is in the "in between" phase of mitosis?
6)
Place the diagrams in order from first to last.
7)
Are the cells depicted plant or animal cells? Explain your answer.
8)
What is the longest phase of the cell cycle?
9)
Why is mitosis important?
Which statement is true regarding mitosis?1.During prophase, the chromosomes become uncondensed and two new nuclei are formed.2.During telophase, the chromosomes align in the center of the cell.3.During metaphase, the chromosomes condense4.During anaphase, the chromatids separate and move to opposite poles.
The image below is of a stained onion root tip. Determine the phase of mitosis that each cell below is in, and record that below.
Look closely - cells that are clearly stained are numbered in the image below. Use those numbers when assigning the phase of mitosis for each cell.
Using the same onion root tip image and data from the question above, which phase are the majority of cells in? Make a conclusion about what this means about the length of each phase of the cell cycle.
Chapter 12 Solutions
EBK CAMPBELL BIOLOGY
Ch. 12.1 - How many chromosomes are drawn in each part of...Ch. 12.1 - WHAT IF? A chicken has 78 chromosomes in its...Ch. 12.2 - How many chromosomes are shown in the illustration...Ch. 12.2 - Compare cytokinesis in animal cells and plant...Ch. 12.2 - During which stages of the cell cycle does a...Ch. 12.2 - Compare the roles of tubulin and actin during...Ch. 12.2 - A kinetochore has been compared to a coupling...Ch. 12.2 - MAKE CONNECTIONS What other functions do actin...Ch. 12.3 - In Figure 12.14, why do the nuclei resulting from...Ch. 12.3 - How does MPF allow a cell to pass the G2 phase...
Ch. 12.3 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Explain how receptor tyrosine...Ch. 12 - Differentiate between these terms: chromosome,...Ch. 12 - In which of the three phases of interphase and the...Ch. 12 - Explain the significance of the G1, G2, and M...Ch. 12 - Through a microscope, you can see a cell plate...Ch. 12 - Vinblastine is a standard chemotherapeutic drug...Ch. 12 - One difference between cancer cells and normal...Ch. 12 - The decline of MPF activity at the end of mitosis...Ch. 12 - In the cells of some organisms, mitosis occurs...Ch. 12 - Which of the following does not occur during...Ch. 12 - Cell A has half as much DNA as cells B, C, and D...Ch. 12 - The drug cytochalasin B blocks the function of...Ch. 12 - VISUAL SKILLS The light micrograph shows dividing...Ch. 12 - DRAW IT Draw one eukaryotic chromosome as it would...Ch. 12 - EVOLUTION CONNECTION The result of mitosis is that...Ch. 12 - SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Although both ends of a...Ch. 12 - WRITE ABOUT A THEME: INFORMATION The continuity of...Ch. 12 - SYNTHESIZE YOUR KNOWLEDGE For selected answers,...
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