1. Cell Cycle
For this Activity You will Need:
Blue Colored Pencil
Red Colored Pencil
Green Colored Pencil
Lead Pencil
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2. Goal of Mitosis
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3. Goal of Mitosis
• What is the goal of mitosis? Fill the answer into the box
on your graphic organizer.
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4. Goal of Mitosis
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5. Goal of Mitosis
• What is the goal of mitosis?
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6. Goal of Mitosis
• What is the goal of mitosis?
– To create 2 new cells each with the SAME number of
DNA molecules (chromosomes) as the original cell
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7. Cell Cycle
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8. Cell Cycle: Details
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9. 1. Interphase
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10. 1. Interphase
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11. 1. Interphase
1. Interphase
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12. 1. Interphase
1. Interphase
– Cell Grows
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13. 1. Interphase
1. Interphase
– Cell Grows
– DNA Replicates (a
copy of the DNA is
made- why would
this be necessary?)
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14. 2. Mitosis
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15. 2. Mitosis
A. Prophase (P=Prepare)
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16. 2. Mitosis
A. Prophase (P=Prepare)
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17. 2. Mitosis
A. Prophase (P=Prepare)
– Chromatin condenses into
chromosomes
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18. 2. Mitosis
A. Prophase (P=Prepare)
– Chromatin condenses into
chromosomes
– Nuclear Membrane disappears
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19. 2. Mitosis
A. Prophase (P=Prepare)
– Chromatin condenses into
chromosomes
– Nuclear Membrane disappears
– Spindle fibers come out from
centrioles
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20. 2. Mitosis
CENTRIOLES
A. Prophase (P=Prepare)
– Chromatin condenses into
chromosomes
– Nuclear Membrane disappears
– Spindle fibers come out from
centrioles
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21. 2. Mitosis
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22. 2. Mitosis
B. Metaphase (M=Middle)
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23. 2. Mitosis
B. Metaphase (M=Middle)
– Spindle fibers line
duplicated chromosomes
to the middle of the cell
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24. 2. Mitosis
SPINDLE FIBERS
B. Metaphase (M=Middle)
– Spindle fibers line
duplicated chromosomes
to the middle of the cell
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25. 2. Mitosis
SPINDLE FIBERS
B. Metaphase (M=Middle)
DUPLICATED
CHROMOSOMES
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– Spindle fibers line
duplicated chromosomes
to the middle of the cell

26. 2. Mitosis
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27. 2. Mitosis
C. Anaphase (A=Apart)
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28. 2. Mitosis
C. Anaphase (A=Apart)
– Duplicated chromosomes
split at centromere (center of
chromosome)
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29. 2. Mitosis
C. Anaphase (A=Apart)
– Duplicated chromosomes
split at centromere (center of
chromosome)
– Fibers pull chromosomes to
opposite ends of cell
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30. 2. Mitosis
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31. 2. Mitosis
D. Telophase (T=Tear)
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32. 2. Mitosis
D. Telophase (T=Tear)
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33. 2. Mitosis
D. Telophase (T=Tear)
– Chromosomes uncoil into
chromatin
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34. 2. Mitosis
D. Telophase (T=Tear)
– Chromosomes uncoil into
chromatin
– Nuclear membrane
reappears
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35. 2. Mitosis
D. Telophase (T=Tear)
– Chromosomes uncoil into
chromatin
– Nuclear membrane
reappears
– Spindle fibers disappear
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36. 3. Cytokinesis
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37. 3. Cytokinesis
3. Cytokinesis
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38. 3. Cytokinesis
3. Cytokinesis
– Cytoplasm &
organelles divide
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39. 3. Cytokinesis
3. Cytokinesis
– Cytoplasm &
organelles divide
– Cell splits into two
new cells
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