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Class: ______________

Date: _________________

Mitosis Lab
Follow the steps below to complete the lab.

1. Prepare a compound microscope for viewing a specimen

2. Grab a prepared slide from the lab table in the front of the room. All the slides are of the
same thing, so it does not matter which one you select.
3. View the slide and draw a cell in each phase of mitosis on high power. Then provide a
description of what you seen occurring in a cell in each phase.
Interphase:
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Prophase:
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Metaphase:
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Anaphase:
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Telophase:
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