The cell cycle and cell division: mitosis (including PMAT)
I can describe the phases of the cell cycle including mitosis.
The cell cycle and cell division: mitosis (including PMAT)
I can describe the phases of the cell cycle including mitosis.
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Key learning points
- Most cells in multicellular organisms go through different phases that are part of a cell cycle.
- The main phases of the cell cycle are interphase and mitosis.
- During cell interphase, each chromosome is copied, sub-cellular structures are copied.
- The stages of mitosis are prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokinesis.
Keywords
Cell cycle - The process by which cells divide; this involves a specific set of phases.
Mitosis - A type of cell division that produces genetically identical cells.
Nucleus - A sub-cellular structure that contains the genetic material (DNA); controls the cell activities.
Chromosomes - Tightly coiled strands of DNA that carry the genetic material.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that daughter cells have different DNA to the parent cell.
Slides repeatedly address the concept that DNA is copied and that daughter cells are genetically identical.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which sub-cellular structure holds the genetic material in an animal cell?
Q2.DNA is wound up tightly to form which structures?
Q3.Match the keyword to its definition.
a series of phases a cell undergoes in order to divide
a jelly-like liquid where many chemical reactions occur
surrounds the cell and controls what can enter and exit
Q4.Cell division that produces genetically identical cells is called?
Q5.Arrange these in ascending size order from smallest to largest.
Q6.Why does mitosis take place in multicellular organisms?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What type of cell division produces genetically identical cells in animals?
Q2.Which of the following does not involve mitosis?
Q3.Put these stages in order to show what happens during the cell cycle.
Q4.In which phase of mitosis is the DNA copied and the cell grows?
Q5.Match each phase of mitosis to the correct description of what happens.
nuclear membrane breaks down and chromosomes condense
chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell
chromosomes split and chromatids are pulled to each side of the cell
chromatids decondense and the nuclear membrane reforms