WORKSHEET: MITOSI

1.Label the following diagram with the phases of mitosis, (a) through (e), or the type
of cell structure, (f) through (h), seen during mitosis.

a) ________________________ b) ________________________
c) ________________________ d) ________________________
e) ________________________ f) ________________________
g) ________________________ h) ________________________

2.During which stage of a cell’s cycle do the replicated chromosomes thicken and
become visible?

3.During which stage do the replicated chromosomes line up on the equator of the
cell?
4.During which stage do the chromosomes replicate?

5.The drawing shown has been made from a photograph showing a cell undergoing
mitosis. Based on the drawing, in which stage of mitosis must the cell have been
in?

6.The drawings A-E show stages of mitosis (not in order) in an animal cell.

A B C D E

(a)Which of the drawings (A-E) shows…

(i)interphase______ (DNA replicated)
(ii)prophase______ (chromosomes – 2 sister chromatids – shorten)
(iii)metaphase______ (sister chromatids line up)
(iv)anaphase______ (sister chromatids separate)
(v)telophase ______ (new nucleus forms a each end)
(vi)cytokinesis______ (cell contents divided between 2 daughter cells)

(b)Give two processes which occur during interphase and which are necessary for
mitosis to take place.
 ___________________ of the cell and ______________________________ of
DNA.

7.This drawing shows various stages of mitosis in a fast growing onion root tip.
Identify the cell (by number) which are in the following stages of mitosis:

interphase ___________________
prophase ___________________
metaphase___________________
anaphase ___________________
telophase ___________________

8.What holds the chromatids together? ________________________

9.In multicellular organisms, the cell cycle produces groups of cells that perform the
same function. What are these groups of cells called?
_____________________________
10.Complete the table by checking the correct column for each statement.
Statement Interphase Mitosis
1.
Cell growth occurs
2.
Nuclear division occurs
3.
Chromosomes are finishing moving into separate
daughter cells.
4.
Protein production is high
5.
Chromosomes are duplicated
6.
DNA synthesis occurs
7.
Cytoplasm divides immediately after this period
8.
Mitochondria and other organelles are made.

11.The Animal Cell Cycle – phases are out of order for the following questions.

a)Which cell is in metaphase? _______

b)Cells A and F show an early and late stage of the same phase of mitosis. What
phase is it?

c) In Cell A, what is the structure labeled X? _______________________

d)In Cell F, what is the structure labeled Y? ______________________
e) Which cell is not in a phase of mitosis? ______
f)A new membrane is forming in B. What is this phase called? _______________
g)Sequence the six diagrams in order from first to last.
_____________________________

12.Why is it necessary that the cell copies its DNA?

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