Unit 5

UNIT 5: MITOSIS

WE ARE BEGINNING THE GENETICS UNIT, WHICH COMPRISES 50% OF YOUR EOC. IN THIS UNIT WE WILL LEARN THE PURPOSE OF MITOSIS IN UNICELLULAR VERSUS MULTICELLULAR ORGANISMS, THE PHASES OF MITOSIS, WHAT HAPPENS IN EACH PHASE, AND WHAT EACH PHASE LOOKS LIKE. BUCKLE DOWN FOR THE LONG HAUL...THIS SECTION LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW GENETICS WORKS!

North Carolina Standard Course of Study

Bio.1.2 Analyze the cell as a living system.

Bio.1.2.2 Analyze how cells grow and reproduce in terms of interphase, mitosis and cytokinesis.

• Outline the cell cycle – Growth1, Synthesis, Growth2, Mitosis, and Cytokinesis.

• Recognize mitosis as a part of asexual reproduction.

Thursday, March 14 - Mitosis Cell Division

Amoeba Sisters Mitosis Video

Amoeba Sisters Video Questions

Draw it Out! Phases of Mitosis

Mitosis Powerpoint

Cell_Cycle_Mitosis.ppt

Friday, March 15 - Mitosis/Cell Cycle Review

Cell Cycle Coloring Worksheet

Cell Cycle Review

Mitosis Animation

Image of cells engaging in mitosis taken from: https://www.hybridmedicalanimation.com/work/animation/the-stages-of-mitosis/