Cell Cycle and Mitosis
Grade 10•45 minutes•Standard 6: Construct models to illustrate the role of cellular division (mitosis) and differentiation in producing and maintaining complex organisms.
This standard emphasizes the importance of modeling to demonstrate how mitosis contributes to growth, maintenance, and repair in multicellular organisms. Students should be able to depict the stages of the cell cycle, including interphase (G₁, S, G₂ phases) and the phases of mitosis (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase), culminating in cytokinesis. The focus is on understanding how these processes ensure genetic continuity and contribute to the complexity of organisms.
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Additionally, in the 2023 Alabama Course of Study: Health Science, the Biotechnology I course includes a related standard:
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Standard 11: Construct models demonstrating the process of meiosis and the cell cycle, explaining the hereditary significance of each.
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This standard requires students to model both mitosis and meiosis, highlighting their roles in heredity and genetic variation. Students should understand the differences between these two types of cell division and their implications for organismal development and reproduction.
Learning Objective
I can construct a model to illustrate the stages of the cell cycle and mitosis, explaining how they contribute to the growth and maintenance of multicellular organisms.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define mitosis and cytokinesis, and explain their roles in the M phase of the cell cycle.
2. List the four phases of mitosis in the correct order.
3. Describe what happens to the chromosomes during prophase.
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