Cell Division Lab

Question 1

What are the phases of cell division?

Answer 1

1) Interphase
2) Prophase
3) Metaphase
4) Anaphase
5) Telophase

Question 2

What is Interphase?

Answer 2

Cell looks normal, first step of cell division.

Question 3

What are the steps in Interphase?

Answer 3

G1: cell is growing and os metabolically active.
G2 : Cell prepares for division
S : Chromosome replication

Question 4

What is prophase?

Answer 4

Sister chromatid becomes thicker and shorter which results in white spaces in the nuclear section. Chromosomes coil up and membrane breaks down.

Question 5

What is metaphase?

Answer 5

Begins when the sister chromatid lie on the equator ( middle) of the cell.
Centrioles made spindle fibre to move the chromosomes to the equator.

Question 6

What is Anaphase?

Answer 6

Splitting of centromere and each former chromatid is now a chromosome. Chromosome pulled toward opposite poles ( looks like finger pointing at each other )

Question 7

What is telophase?

Answer 7

Nuclear membrane reform,chromosomes uncoil. Cell divides and nucleoli reformes. Division of cell cytoplasm.

Question 8

What is cytokinesis?

Answer 8

Division of cell cytoplasm