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Mitosis Stations Activity
Use this handout to complete your work for this activity. You may not complete the stations in order, so
pay close attention to where you are and which station you are at.
Station #1: The Cell Cycle
Diagram and label the cell cycle in the space provided below. Explain what is happening in the stages –
write this at the appropriate spot outside of your diagram. **Look on page 134 in the textbook
You must include the following words (either as labels or in your descriptions): Anaphase, Checkpoint,
Copy, Cytokinesis, Gap 0, Gap 1, Gap 2, Growth, Interphase, Metaphase, Mitosis, M Phase, Prophase, S
(Synthesis) Phase, Telophase
Station #2: PMAT
Using the prepared slide of the onion root tip, get the slide into focus under high power. Diagram one cell
from each of the four stages of mitosis in the appropriate boxes below. Then, describe what the cell
LOOKS like and compare that with what is actually happening during that stage of mitosis. (Example:
The cell is elongated because the chromosomes are being pulled apart.)
Picture
PROPHASE
METAPHASE
ANAPHASE
TELOPHASE
Description and Comparison
Station #3: Plant Cell vs. Animal Cell Cytokinesis
Do some online research and then create and fill out a Venn diagram in the space below comparing and
contrasting plant and animal cell cytokinesis.
Station #4: Time for Mitosis (and Interphase)
Using the following data, calculate the percentage of how many of the total cells are in each stage and then
determine the amount of time needed for each stage to be completed. After completing the calculations
and filling out the chart, make a pie chart that graphs the % and minutes for each stage.
Stage
Count
Prophase
45
Metaphase
9
Anaphase
12
Telophase
20
Interphase
1236
Percentage
Time
(in minutes)
Total
% of cells in the stage X 1440 minutes = number of minutes in the stage
Give your graph a title and label each section with the % and the minutes and the stage.