AP BIOLOGY NAME_____________________

EVOLUTION/HEREDITY UNIT
Unit 1 Part 3 Chapter 12 DATE___________PERIOD_____
Activity #3

CELL CYCLE
INTRODUCTION

The nuclei in cells of eukaryotic organisms contain chromosomes with clusters of genes,
discrete units of hereditary information consisting of double-stranded DNA. Structural
proteins in the chromosomes organize the DNA and participate in DNA folding and
condensation. When cells divide, chromosomes and genes are duplicated and passed onto
daughter cells. Single-celled organisms divide for reproduction. Multicellular organisms have
reproductive cells (eggs and sperm), but they also have somatic (body) cells that divide for
growth or reproduction.

In body cells and single-celled organisms, the nucleus divides by mitosis into two daughter
nuclei, which have the same number of chromosomes and the same genes as the parent cell.
Division of the nucleus is generally followed by division of the cytoplasm (cytokinesis).

Events from the beginning of one cell division to the beginning of the next are collectively
called the cell cycle. The cell cycle is divided into four stages: G1, S, G2, and M. In
interphase (G1, S, G2) DNA replication and most of the cell’s growth and biochemical activity
take place. The M stage represents the division of the nucleus and cytoplasm.

PART I – ANIMAL CELL CYCLE

INTERPHASE

During interphase, a cell performs its specific functions. Liver cells produce bile; intestinal
cells absorb nutrients; pancreatic cells secrete enzymes; skin cells produce keratin.
Interphase consists of three stages, G1, S, and G2, which begin as a cell division ends. As
interphase begins, the cytoplasm in each cell is approximately half the amount present before
division. Each new cell has a nucleus that is surrounded by a nuclear envelope and
contains chromosomes in an uncoiled state. In this uncoiled state, the mass of DNA and
protein is called chromatin. Throughout interphase one or more dark, round bodies, called
nucleoli, are visible in the nucleus. Two centrioles are located just outside the nucleus.

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1. Color the following parts on the
diagram at the right:

Centrioles (A)
Cell Membrane (B)
Cytoplasm (C)
Nuclear Envelope (D)
Nucleolus (E)
Chromatin (F)

In the gap 1 (G1) phase, the cytoplasmic mass increases and will continue to do so
throughout interphase. Proteins are synthesized, new organelles are formed, and some
organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts, grow and divide in two.

During the synthesis (S) phase, the chromosomes replicate. This involves replication of
the DNA and associated proteins. Each chromosome is now described as double-stranded
and each strand is called a sister chromatid.

During the gap 2 ( G2 ) phase, in addition to continuing cell activities, cells prepare for
mitosis. Enzymes and other proteins necessary for cell division are synthesized during this
phase. At the end of G2 the centrioles divide and begin to move to opposite poles (sides) of
the cell. Also, microtubules are organized around the centrioles. The centriole with its
microtubules is referred to as the aster. The centrioles are located in an area called the
centrosomes or microtubule organizing centers.

2. List the three phases of interphase and briefly describe what happens during each
phase.

Phase Description

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M PHASE (MITOSIS AND CYTOKINESIS)

In the M phase, the nucleus and cytoplasm divide. Nuclear division is called mitosis.
Cytoplasmic division is called cytokinesis. Mitosis is divided into four phases: prophase,
metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

EARLY PROPHASE

Prophase begins when chromatin begins to coil and condense (become shorter and thicker).
At this time they become visible in the light microscope. Centrioles continue to move to
opposite poles of the cell, and as they do so, a fibrous, rounded structure tapering toward
each end, called a spindle, begins to form between them. As prophase continues, the
nucleoli disassemble.

3. Color the following parts on the

diagram at the right:

Centrioles (A)
Cell Membrane (B)
Nuclear Envelope (D)
Asters (G)
Spindle (H)
Chromatid (I)
Chromatid (J)
Centromere (K)

4. Briefly describe what happens during early prophase.

Early Prophase

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LATE PROPHASE (PROMETAPHASE)
As prophase continues, the chromatin forms clearly defined chromosomes that consist of two
chromatids joined together at the centromere. As the spindle continues to form, the
nuclear envelope breaks apart. The spindle is made of microtubules organized into fibers.
Some of the spindle fibers attach to the chromosomes in the kinetochore region of the
centromere. These microtubules are referred to as kinetochore microtubules. The
kinetochore microtubules move the chromosomes to the equation (metaphase plate) of the
cell. Kinetochore and nonkinetochore microtubules make up the spindle fibers. The
centrioles are at opposite poles and with the spindle fibers extending between them.

5. Color the following parts on the

diagram at the right:

Centrioles (A)
Cell Membrane (B)
Asters (G)
Spindle (H)
Chromatid (I)
Chromatid (J)
Centromere (K)

5. Briefly describe what happens during late prophase.

Late
Prophase
(Prometaphase)

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METAPHASE

In metaphase, double-stranded chromosomes line up at the center of the cell with the
centromeres aligned along the equator (metaphase plate) of the cell.

7. Color the following parts on the

diagram at the right:

Centrioles (A)
Cell Membrane (B)
Asters (G)
Spindle (H)
Chromatid (I)
Chromatid (J)
Centromere (K)

8. Briefly describe what happens during metaphase.

Metaphase

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ANAPHASE

Anaphase begins when the centromeres “break” and move apart. Each chromatid is now
called a chromosome. The kinetochore microtubules shorten at the point of attachment
within the centromere. This shortening results in the movement of the chromosomes toward
the poles of the cell. Anaphase ends as the chromosomes reach the poles.

9. Color the following parts on the

diagram at the right:

Centrioles (A)
Cell Membrane (B)
Spindle (H)
Chromosome (I)
Chromosome (J)
Centromere (K)

10. Briefly describe what happens during anaphase.

Anaphase

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TELOPHASE/CYTOKINESIS

As chromosomes reach the poles, anaphase ends and telophase begins. The nonkinetochore
microtubules elongate the cell. Chromosomes begin to uncoil. A nuclear envelope forms
around each new cluster of chromosomes and the nucleoli reform. Telophase ends when the
nuclear envelopes are complete. The end of telophase marks the end of nuclear division, or
mitosis. Sometime during telophase, the division of the cytoplasm to form two separate cells
(cytokinesis) begins. During cytokinesis in animal cells, a cleavage furrow (a shallow
groove) forms at the equator. A contractile ring consisting of actin microfilaments forms
along the metaphase place. As the ring contracts, the diameter of the cell at the metaphase
plate decreases and the cell is pinched in two.

11. Color the following parts on the diagram below:

Centrioles (A) Chromosomes (I) Cell Membrane (B)

Chromosomes (J)
Nuclear Envelope (D) Cleavage Furrow (hand)
Nucleolus (E)

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12. Briefly describe what happens during telophase and cytokinesis.

Telophase

Cytokinesis

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PART II: COMPARING PLANT AND ANIMAL CELL MITOSIS

13. Obtain a set of Mitosis Pictures from the Supply Area.

14. Examine the pictures comparing Plant and Animal Cell Mitosis

15. What are the major differences between mitosis in animal cells and mitosis in plant
cells?

Animal Cell Mitosis Plant Cell Mitosis

16. For each picture the Mitotic Phase Identification Cards, determine the phase
represented in the picture and indicate if the cell is plant or animal.

Slide Animal or Slide Animal or

Mitotic Phase Mitotic Phase
# Plant # Plant

1 7

2 8

3 9

4 10

5 11

6 12

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PART III: TIME FOR CELL REPRODUCTION

It is hard to imagine that you can estimate how much time a cell spends in each phase of cell
replication from a slide of dead cells. Yet this is precisely what you will do in this part of the
activity. You will count the number of cells in each phase and they infer the percent of time
each cell spends in each phase.

17. Examine the cells in Microscopic Field #1 of the Time for Mitosis Pictures.
Determine the cell cycle phase for each cell present in the field of view. Record the
numbers in the Time for Mitosis Data Table.

18. Repeat step 17 for each of the eight microscopic fields.

19. Calculate the total number of cells in each phase and the total number of cells viewed.
Record the totals in the Time for Mitosis Data Table.

20. Calculate the percentage of cells in each phase.

21. It takes, on average, 24 hours (1,440 minutes) for onion root-tip cells to complete the
cell cycle. Using this information you can calculate the amount of time spent in each
phase of the cell cycle using the percent of cells in that stage. (Percent of cells in
phase times 1,440 minutes). Calculate the time spent in each phase and record your
results in the data table.

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Time for Mitosis Data Table

# of Cells # of Cells # of Cells # of Cells # of Cells

Field in in in in in
Interphase Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase

Total

% of Total
Cells
Counted
Time in
Each
Phase

22. Based on the data you collected, what can you infer about the relative length of time
an onion root-tip cell spends in each stage of cell division?

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PART IV: QUESTIONS

1. What are the three key roles of cell division? State each role, and give an example.

Key Role Example

2. What is meant by the cell cycle? ____________________________________________________

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3. What is a genome? _____________________________________________________

4. How many chromosomes does a human somatic cell have? ___________

5. Name two types of somatic cells in your body

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6. What is a gamete? ___________________________________

7. Name two types of gametes ______________________________________________

8. How many chromosomes does a human gamete have? __________

9. What is Chromatin? _____________________________________________________

10. How many DNA molecules are in each of your somatic cells? _____________________

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11. You are going to have to learn the difference between a number of similar-sounding
terms. The sketch that looks like an X represents a replicated chromosome that has two
sister chromatids. The narrow “waist” represents the location of the centromere. Students
often get all these terms confused, so take time now to label the indicated areas of the
figure and then define each of the terms below.

chromosome chromatid centromere chromatin

12. Study Figure 12.5. Label the figure below, and summarize what occurs at the DNA level
in each stage.

13. What is mitosis? How is it different from cytokinesis?

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14. What occurs in meiosis? How is the chromosome number of daughter cells different?

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15. Select either mitosis or meiosis to answer the following questions.

_____________By what process are the damaged cells in a wound replaced?

_____________By what process are eggs formed?
_____________By what process does a zygote develop into a multicellular organism?
_____________In which process are identical daughter cells produced?
_____________Which process reduces chromosome number of daughter cells?

16. A hedgehog has 90 chromosomes in its somatic cells.

a How many chromosomes did the hedgehog inherit from each parent? _________

b How many chromosomes are in each of the hedgehog’s gametes? ____________

c How many chromosomes will be in each somatic cell of the hedgehog’s offspring?
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12.2
17. Use the drawings below to answer the questions that follow.

A D
C

I J

H
a What mitotic phase is shown in cell A?____________________________
b What mitotic phase is shown in cells B, C, D, and E?_________________
c What mitotic phase is shown in cell F?____________________________
d What mitotic phase is shown in cells G and H?______________________
e What mitotic phase is shown in cells I and J?_______________________
f What mitotic phase is shown in cell K?____________________________

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18. Are the cells pictured in Question 17 animal or plant?___________________

How do you know?______________________________________________

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19. In what way are the newly formed cells, which result from mitosis, similar to the
mother cell?

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How are they new cells different?

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20. Why is it necessary for DNA to replicate before mitosis begins?

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21. Examine the diagrams below.

Cell #1 Cell #2 Cell #3 Cell #4

Name the structure indicated by letter a in cell #1._____________________

Name the structure indicated by letter b in cell #3._____________________

Name the structure indicated by letter c in cell #4._____________________

What is the correct order of the diagrams?____________________________

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22. Match the structure with the correct letter from the diagram.

______ Cell Membrane

______ Centromere

______ Centriole

______ Chromosome

______ Aster

______ Kinetochore

microtubules
______ Nonkinetochore microtubule

23. Match the description/event with the correct mitotic phase. Use the key below to
indicate your answers.

A = Anaphase M = Metaphase
P = Prophase PM = Prometaphase
T = Telophase

______ Nucleoli disappear

______ Chromatin coils & folds (condenses)
______ Mitotic spindle forms
______ Centrosomes separate and move to opposite poles of cell
______ Nuclear envelope fragments
______ Kinetochore microtubules attach to kinetochores
______ Chromosomes move to metaphase plate
______ Centromeres of each chromosome “break” and move apart
______ Sister chromatids separate and are referred to as chromosomes
______ Spindle fibers move the chromosomes to opposite poles
______ Nonkinetochore microtubules elongate the cell
______ Daughter nuclei form at each pole
______ Nuclear envelopes form around each set of chromosomes
______ Nucleoli reappear
______ Chromatin uncoils (decondenses)
______ Chromosomes line up along the metaphase plate

24. What are the components of the mitotic spindle? What is the source of these components?

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25. In animal cells, the assembly of spindle microtubules starts at the centrosome. What is
another name for the centrosome?
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26. Sketch and label a centrosome with two centrioles.

27. Describe what happens to the centrosome during interphase and then prophase.

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28. What is a kinetochore? Read your text carefully, and then make a labeled sketch that
shows a replicated chromosome with two kinetechores and some attached spindle fibers.
Figure 12.8 may help.

29. At which end do kinetochore microtubules shorten during anaphase? Explain the data
that supports where this shortening occurs. Figure 12.9 may help.
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30. Describe cytokinesis in an animal cell. Use a labeled sketch that shows the cleavage furrow.

31. Describe cytokinesis in a plant cell. Use a labeled sketch that shows the cell plate.

32. How is the cell plate formed? What is the source of the material for the cell plate?

33. Prokaryote reproduction does not involve mitosis, but instead occurs by binary fission. This
process involves an origin of replication. Describe binary fission.

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34. How do prokaryotes differ from eukaryotes?

Membrane-bound organelles?

Mode of reproduction?

Number of chromosomes?

Shape of bacterial chromosome?

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12.3
35. Match the event or description with the correct cell cycle phase.

______ Mitosis
______ DNA replication
______ Cytokinesis
______ Cell grows in size
______ Organelles replicate
______ Interphase
______ Division of nuclear contents
______ Division of cytoplasm
______ G1 (gap 1)
______ G2 (gap 2)
______ S phase
______ Cell prepares for cell
division
______ Prophase
______ Anaphase
______ Metaphase
______ Telophase
______ Chromosomes condense (coil
and fold)
______ Chromosomes uncoil
______ Chromosomes pulled to opposite poles of cell
______ Chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell

36. What directs the sequential events of the cell cycle?

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37. What is the significance or importance of the checkpoints in the cell cycle?

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38. For many cells, what seems to be the most important checkpoint?

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What happens to the cell if it meets the requirements of this checkpoint?

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What happens to the cell if it fails to meet the requirements of this checkpoint?

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39. Summarize what happens at each checkpoint and how it is controlled.

Checkpoint What happens? How is it controlled?

G1

G2

40. Define or describe each of the following:

Protein
Kinase

Cyclin

Cdks

MPF

41. Explain how MPF is involved in the control of the cell cycle.

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42. Describe how the concentration of each of the following changes during the cell
cycle:

Cdk

Cyclin

MPF

43. What is the role of proteolytic enzymes in the cell cycle?

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44. What internal and external cues help regulate the cell cycle?

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45. Define or describe the following:

Growth Factor

Density
dependent
Inhibition
Anchorage
Dependence

46. How are cancer cells different from normal cells?

Cancer Cells Normal Cells

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47. Define the following:

Transformation

Tumor

Benign Tumor

Malignant Tumor

Metastasis

48. Identify each phase of the cell cycle.

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End of the Chapter Synthesis and Evaluation Problems

Do problems 1-9, 11, and 13. Check and correct your answers to 1-9 and 11 in the
back of the text.

1.__________
2.__________ ***Question 13 should be typed out, then answered in no
3.__________ more and no less than 100 to 150 words. Turn in
4.__________ separately to the tray. This is worth 20 points! So not
5.__________ plagiarize! Use your own words and thoughts...but, use
6.__________ vocabulary terms and ideas taught in this chapter!
7.__________
8.__________
9.__________

11. ____________________________________________________________

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Study Guide/ISN (20 points)

In your study guide book, review pages 66-70. In your ISN, do the following: Title the page
Chapter 12: The Cell Cycle Must Know! In one color, copy down each of the must know
items listed on page 66 in study guide leaving space underneath to include in a different color
a brief description, diagram, model or pneumonic device that will help you study for the unit
test and more importantly the AP test in May.

Bozeman Science/AP Biology/ISN (See syllabus for format) (20 points each)
1. Using Mathematics (AP Biology Practices)
2. Cell Cycle, Mitosis and Meiosis (Big Idea 3)

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