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Mitosis Worksheet & Diagram Identification

1. Chromosomes move to the middle of the spindle during what phase? _______________

2. What are sister chromatids? When do the separate? ____________________________


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3. During which phase do chromsomes first become visible? ________________________

4. In muclticellular organisms, the cell cycle produces groups of cells that perform the same function.
What are these groups of cells called? ________________________________

5. The drawings A-E show stages of mitosis in an plant cell.

(a) Which of the drawings A -E shows

(i) interphase ________ (DNA is replicated)

(ii) prophase ________ (chromosomes – 2 sister chromatids – shorten)

(iii) metaphase ________ (sister chromatids line up)

(iv) anaphase ________ (sister chromatids separate)

(v) telophase ________ (new nucleus forms at each end)

(vi) cytokinesis ________ (cell contents divided between 2 daughter cells)


(b) Give two processes which occur during interphase and which are necessary for mitosis to take
place.

____________________ of the cell and ____________________ of the DNA


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6. This drawings shows various stages of mitosis in a fast growing onion root tip.

Identify the cells (by number) which are in the following stages of mitosis:

interphase _____________
prophase _____________
metaphase _____________
anaphase _____________
telophase _____________

7. The following are not in the correct order. Please answer the questions below.

8. Which cell is in metaphase? ___________________________________________

9. Cells A and F show an early and late stage of the same phase of mitosis. What phase is it?
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10. In cell A, what is the structure labeled X? ____________________________________

11. In cell F, what is the structure labeled Y? _____________________________________

12. Which cell is not in a phase of mitosis? ______________________________________

13. What two main changes are taking place in cell B? ____________________________

14. Sequence the six diagrams in order from first to last. ___________________________

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15. What is the end product of mitosis? ________________________________________
16. What is the main difference between cytokinesis in plants and animals? ____________
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