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    Student Exploration: Cell Division: Vocabulary: Cell Division, Centriole, Centromere, Chromatid, Chromatin, Chromosome

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    The document provides information about the cell cycle and cell division. It includes a vocabulary list and questions to assess prior knowledge. The document then describes an activity using the Cell Division Gizmo simulation. The activity involves observing the different phases of the cell cycle, summarizing what occurs in each phase, and analyzing questions about the process. Data is also collected from the simulation to determine the relative duration of each phase.

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    The document provides information about the cell cycle and cell division. It includes a vocabulary list and questions to assess prior knowledge. The document then describes an activity using the Cell Division Gizmo simulation. The activity involves observing the different phases of the cell cycle, summarizing what occurs in each phase, and analyzing questions about the process. Data is also collected from the simulation to determine the relative duration of each phase.

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    Student Exploration: Cell Division: Vocabulary: Cell Division, Centriole, Centromere, Chromatid, Chromatin, Chromosome

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    The document provides information about the cell cycle and cell division. It includes a vocabulary list and questions to assess prior knowledge. The document then describes an activity using the Cell Division Gizmo simulation. The activity involves observing the different phases of the cell cycle, summarizing what occurs in each phase, and analyzing questions about the process. Data is also collected from the simulation to determine the relative duration of each phase.

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    The document discusses the cell cycle and its different phases: interphase, mitosis and cytokinesis. It also talks about how cells spend most of their time in interphase.

    The four stages of mitosis are: prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase. Interphase is when the cell grows and duplicates its DNA in S phase.

    It is important for the cell's DNA to be duplicated before cell division so that each daughter cell receives a full copy of the genetic information and can function properly.

    Name: Richard Morales Date: April 8, 2021

    Student Exploration: Cell Division

    Vocabulary: cell division, centriole, centromere, chromatid, chromatin, chromosome,


    cytokinesis, DNA, interphase, mitosis

    Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)

    1. Cells reproduce by splitting in half, a process called cell division. What do cells need to do
    between divisions to make sure that they don’t just get smaller and smaller?

    Grows in size.

    2. The genetic information of a cell is carried in its DNA (short for deoxyribonucleic acid). What
    do cells need to do between divisions to make sure that a full set of DNA gets passed on to
    each daughter cell?

    They have to double the DNA

    Gizmo Warm-up
    On the SIMULATION pane of the Cell Division Gizmo, check that
    the Cycle Length is set to 12 hours. Click Play ( ), observe
    until the maximum number of cells is shown, and then click Pause (
    ).

    1. Look at the cells. Do they all look the same? The ones that have
    completed being duplicated do look the same

    2. Cells that are in the process of dividing are said to be in mitosis


    or cytokinesis. Cells that are not dividing are in interphase.

    Check the Magnify box and move the cursor over the cells.

    A. Of the 100 cells shown, how many are in the process of dividing? 10 cells

    B. Select the BAR CHART tab, and turn on Show numerical values. How many cells

    are in the interphase stage of their life cycle? 84 cells

    C. Based on these two observations, would you say that a cell spends most of its life

    cycle in interphase or in mitosis/cytokinesis? Interphase

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    Get the Gizmo ready:
    Activity A:
     Click Reset ( ).
    Phases of the cell  Select the DESCRIPTION tab.
    cycle  Click on the right arrow once so that Interphase is
    shown.

    Question: What are the stages of the cell cycle?

    1. Observe: Click Play and hold the cursor over the cell. Observe the cell as it divides several
    times. (This happens quickly!) What do you notice happening during this process?

    _________________________________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________

    2. Summarize: On the DESCRIPTION pane, read about each phase in the cell cycle. In the
    spaces below, sketch the cell in each phase and summarize what occurs in your own words.

    Phase Sketch Summary

    Interphase

    Prophase

    Metaphase

    Anaphase

    Telophase

    Cytokinesis

    (Activity A continued on next page)

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    Activity A (continued from previous page)

    3. Analyze: Use your summaries and the Gizmo to answer the following questions:

    A. What are the four phases of mitosis? _____________________,

    _____________________, _____________________, _____________________

    B. During which phase is the DNA duplicated? _____________________

    C. What is the relationship between chromatin and chromosomes? ______________

    ___________________________________________________________________

    D. In which phase are chromatids pulled apart? _____________________

    E. What is the role of the centrioles? _______________________________________

    F. In which phase does a new nuclear membrane develop? _____________________

    G. A cell has a single line of chromosomes. What is the phase? ___________________

    H. During which three phases are individual chromosomes no longer visible?

    _____________________, _____________________, _____________________

    4. Think and discuss: Why is it important that the cell’s DNA is duplicated before cell division?

    _________________________________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________

    5. Challenge: Human cells have 46 chromosomes. Each chromosome consists of a pair of


    identical chromatids attached together by a structure called a centromere. Once the
    chromosome has split, each chromatid is called a daughter chromosome. At the end of
    cytokinesis, how many daughter chromosomes will be found in each cell? Explain.

    _________________________________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________

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    Activity B: Get the Gizmo ready:
    Duration of  Click Reset.
    phases  Select the TABLE tab.

    Question: What is the relative duration of each phase of the cell cycle?

    1. Collect data: Set the Cycle Length to 10 hours and click Play. Click Pause when the
    maximum number of cells has been reached. On the TABLE tab, click Record data.

    Record the number of cells in each phase of the cell cycle in the table below. Then click
    Play, wait for a while, and click Record data again. Repeat this process until you have
    recorded four sets of results, and then find the average number of cells in each phase.

    Trial Interphase Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Cytokinesis


    1
    2
    3
    4
    Avg.

    2. Analyze: Which phase of the cell cycle is longest? ____________ Shortest? ____________

    Explain your answers: _______________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________

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