What are the four phases of mitosis?
Mitosis occurs in prokaryoticeukaryotic cells.
What is the end result of mitosis?
During the final stage of the cell cycle, cytokinesis allows the cell to finish dividing, creating one celltwo cellsthree cells with identicaldifferent copies of DNA.
prophasemetaphaseanaphasetelophase Sister chromatids line up along the middle of the cell.
Why is mitosis important to organisms? Check all that apply.
Explain the process of tissue cultures using healthy cells.
A tissue culture is made by taking healthy cells from a living organism and placing them in a nutrient medium. The cells divide by mitosis and grow into one layer. Once the cells touch, they stop dividing until space becomes available, such as when a cell dies. Healthy cells usually undergo about 20 to 50 mitotic divisions in a tissue culture.
Explain the process of tissue cultures for cancer cells.
Cancer cells are taken from a living organism and grown in a culture. They grow at an uncontrolled rate and do not stop dividing when they touch other cells. As a result, they form multiple layers instead of a single layer. Their growth differs from normal cells because they can undergo an unlimited number of mitotic divisions.
Describe the benefits to using tissue cultures to study medications used for treating cancer cells.
Tissue cultures allow cancer medications to be tested on growing cancer cells outside the patient. Scientists can compare multiple treatments and identify those that slow or stop cancer growth, reducing the need to give untested medications to patients and making the process safer.
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prophasemetaphaseanaphasetelophase Chromosomes disperse and are no longer visible.
What would happen to an organism if mitosis did not occur? Check all that apply.
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prophasemetaphaseanaphasetelophase Chromatin condenses into chromosomes, and spindles begin to form.
prophasemetaphaseanaphasetelophase Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite sides of the cell.
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