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    Online Onion Root Tips 3

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    The document is a student worksheet for an online activity about determining the time plant cells spend in different phases of the cell cycle. The student is directed to a website to read about the cell cycle and answer questions. They then complete a data collection game where they classify 36 onion root tip cells as being in interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase or telophase. Based on the number of cells in each phase, the student calculates the percentage of total time spent in each phase. The student determines that the cell spends most time in interphase and least in telophase, with 53% of time spent in mitosis.

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    The document is a student worksheet for an online activity about determining the time plant cells spend in different phases of the cell cycle. The student is directed to a website to read about the cell cycle and answer questions. They then complete a data collection game where they classify 36 onion root tip cells as being in interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase or telophase. Based on the number of cells in each phase, the student calculates the percentage of total time spent in each phase. The student determines that the cell spends most time in interphase and least in telophase, with 53% of time spent in mitosis.

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    The document is a student worksheet for an online activity about determining the time plant cells spend in different phases of the cell cycle. The student is directed to a website to read about the cell cycle and answer questions. They then complete a data collection game where they classify 36 onion root tip cells as being in interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase or telophase. Based on the number of cells in each phase, the student calculates the percentage of total time spent in each phase. The student determines that the cell spends most time in interphase and least in telophase, with 53% of time spent in mitosis.

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    Online Onion Root Tips 3

    Uploaded by

    Arif Sardi
    The document is a student worksheet for an online activity about determining the time plant cells spend in different phases of the cell cycle. The student is directed to a website to read about the cell cycle and answer questions. They then complete a data collection game where they classify 36 onion root tip cells as being in interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase or telophase. Based on the number of cells in each phase, the student calculates the percentage of total time spent in each phase. The student determines that the cell spends most time in interphase and least in telophase, with 53% of time spent in mitosis.

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    The activity describes analyzing cells from onion root tips to determine the amount of time spent in each phase of the cell cycle. Cells were classified and counted to calculate the percentage of time spent in each phase.

    The plant cell spent the least amount of time in telophase.

    The plant cell spent most of its time in interphase.

    Danielle

    Name:___________
    Horstman

    12/7
    Date:______Period:
    ___ 63
    /07

    Online Onion Root Tips


    Determining time spent in different phase of the cell cycles.

    Go to the Following internet address:


    http://www.biology.arizona.edu/Cell_BIO/activities/cell_cycle/cell_cycle.html
    As you read the text, answer the following questions:
    1. Why are the roots of plants good for studying the cell cycles?
    Those cells are under going mitosis.
    2. Why does the root tip need to be stained?
    So the chromosomes will be visible.
    3. How many phases are there in a cell cycle?
    5 phases
    4. What does the DNA do during interphase?
    The DNA duplicates.
    5. What marks the beginning of metaphase?
    Spindle fibers aligning the chromosomes in the middle of the cell.
    6. What moves the chromosomes?
    The spindle fibers.
    7. How many copies of each chromosome does each new nucleus receive?
    One copy for each nucleus
    8. What do the paired chromosomes do during anaphase?
    They split from the other chromosomes.
    9. During which stage does cytokinesis occur?
    In telephase

    Data Collection Game:


    In this activity, you will be presented with cells from the tip of an onion root
    Directions:
    1. You will classify each cell based on what phase it is in.

    2. Once you have classified correctly put a tick mark in the proper box in the data
    chart.
    3. Continue this process through each of the 36 images.
    4. At the end you will count up the Total number of cells found in each phase
    5. Use those numbers to predict how much time a dividing cell spends in each phase.
    a. By dividing the total number for each phase by 36 the total number of
    images.
    b. See the example row for further clarification
    6. You can base your calculation on a total cell cycle of 24 hours.

    Phase
    Example
    Interphase
    Prophase
    Metaphase
    Anaphase
    Telophase

    Number of Cells per


    phase
    //////////
    ////////////////////
    //////////
    ///
    //
    /

    Calculation out of 36 total


    images.
    10/36
    20/36
    10/36
    3/36
    2/36
    1/36

    Percent
    28%
    55%
    28%
    8%
    5%
    2%

    Graph: Using the instructions provide by your teacher make a graph and paste it
    here:

    Analysis and Conclusions:


    1. In which phase of mitosis did the plant cell spend most of its time?
    It spends the most time in Interphase.
    2. In which phase of mitosis did the plant cell spend least of its time?
    It spends the least amount of time in telephase.
    3. Based on this investigation, what is the total percent of time the plant cell spend
    undergoing mitosis?
    53%
    4. What percentage (%) of time is the plant cell not undergoing mitosis?

    55%

    5. What are the plant & animal cells doing when they are not actively undergoing
    mitosis?
    They are undergoing Interphase where the chromosomes copies itself in the nucleus.

    Evaluation of Game:
    1. If you friend in another class were struggling to understand Mitosis would you
    recommend this game/site? Why or Why not?
    Yes, because the pictures so the step easily
    2. What was the most interesting item you learned?
    What I thought was interesting was when I saw a diagram of the cell undergoing
    mitosis in a little slideshow.

    3. Describe how clear the directions were?


    The directions were good, but I would suggest that answers would be a bit easier to
    find in the information area.
    4. How do you feel this game helped you to better understand Mitosis?
    I feel good about this game and the slideshow of mitosis really got to me.

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