Cell Reproduction, Mitosis & Cancer

Suggested Time : 5 Days

Objectives

Students will

• describe the specific events that occur in each of the stages of the cell cycle (which include the phases of mitosis)

  • Interphase (Gap 1, Synthesis, Gap 2)

  • prophase

  • metaphase anaphase Mitosis

  • telophase

  • cytokinesis

• explain how new cells are created through mitosis

• explain why maintaining chromosome number during asexual reproduction is important

• describe cancer as uncontrolled cell growth that may have resulted from mutations affecting cell cycle-regulating proteins