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Essential questions
1. List the 5 stages of the cell cycle?
2. During which part of the cell cycle is the DNA synthesized? In
which part are the other organelles synthesized?
3. What is the purpose of Mitosis?
4. What are the 4 steps of mitosis?
5. Describe what is happening to the chromosomes in each of
the 4 steps of mitosis?
6. In a human cell that is undergoing mitosis:
a.
b.
c.
d.
How many chromosomes does it begin with?
How many cells are produced?
What type of cells are they?
How many chromosomes does each of these cells have?
7. What is the purpose of cytokinesis?