Cell Division Virtual Lab Activity

Instructions: The Virtual Cell Division Lab is on the lesson assessment page. On the image, it
says “Click Anywhere to Start.” Follow the instructions as you move through the lab. The lab
activity will keep count of your data on the right, and you can record this into the data table.

Title:

Objective(s):

Hypothesis:

Variables:

Data:
Record the number of cells you observed in the lab activity.

Stages Number of Cells

Interphase 1
Prophase 2
Metaphase 4
Anaphase 3
Telophase 5
Cytokinesis 6
5
Observations:
Record any observations about the cells you observed. What does the cell look like for each
stage? What is a distinguishing visible feature of each stage of the cell cycle?
Stages Description of Cell

Interphase e
Prophase e
Metaphase f
Anaphase g
Telophase g
Cytokinesis g
Data Analysis:

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Part 1: Calculate the percentage of the cell cycle spent in each stage. Number of cells in given
stage ÷ total number of cells counted × 100 = % of the cell cycle spent in this stage

Part 2: Using your percentages in part 1, create a graph that represents the time spent in each
stage of the cell cycle.

Insert Chart [Hint: don’t forget to consider the relationship between your data and the type of
chart to best represent your data]

Conclusion:
Include the following as a summary paragraph in the conclusion of your lab report:

 Analysis of the results of the experiment

o Based on your data, what can you infer about the length of time spent in each
stage of the cell cycle?
o What stages were the longest and shortest? Give a brief explanation of why these
stages may have that time period.
 Rationale for the support or rejection of the hypothesis

Questions:
Using what you have learned in the lesson and the virtual lab activity, answer the following
questions in complete sentences.
1. What differences can you see when you compare the nucleus of a dividing cell with that
of a non-dividing cell?
2. If your observation had not been restricted to the tip of the onion root, how would the
results be different?

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