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
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
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
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
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Data Analysis:
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
Based on your data, what can you infer about the length of time spent in each stage of the cell cycle?
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.
What differences can you see when you compare the nucleus of a dividing cell with that of a non-dividing cell?
If your observation had not been restricted to the tip of the onion root, how would the results be different?
