The Amazing World of Mitosis

The World of Mitosis

Explore the fascinating process of cell division and the incredible world of mitosis. Discover how cells replicate and divide to create new life.

Poll

A small baby snake grows into a larger adult snake. Choose the explanation that best describes why a small baby snake grows into a larger adult snake.

• The baby snake’s cells divide

• The baby snake’s cells grow into longer cells

• The baby snake’s cells grow into much larger cells

• The baby snake’s body parts stretch out and get longer.

The World of Mitosis

• Mitosis is the process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells.

• It is essential for growth, repair, and asexual reproduction in organisms.

Mitosis: Asexual Reproduction

Mitosis is a cell division process that allows organisms to reproduce asexually. It ensures that each new cell receives an identical set of chromosomes, resulting in genetically identical offspring.

The World of Mitosis

• Key stages of mitosis include prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

• After telophase a new cell is created

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about mitosis?

• It creates a new, identical cell

• It helps with photosynthesis

• It is a form of sexual reproduction

The Cell Cycle. Watch the first 2 minutes

Multiple Select

Which kind of cells go through mitosis? (click more than one answer)

• skin

• stomach

• liver

• sperm/egg

The Significance of Mitosis

• Mitosis is a crucial process for growth, repair, and reproduction in organisms.

• It ensures cellular division and genetic stability by producing two identical daughter cells.

Multiple Choice

Cells created through mitosis are identical to the ones they came from.

• True

• False

How Cells Divide

The nucleus divides as the cell splits.
Chromosomes are duplicated in the cells after it splits.

Phases of Mitosis

Multiple Choice

What process does a multi-cellular organism use to replace its damaged body cells?

• mitosis
• meiosis
• replication
• transcription

Multiple Choice

Before cells can divide, what must be copied?

• mitochondria
• cytoplasm
• DNA in chromosomes

Meisosis

​This is how sperm and egg cells duplicate. It's a similar process of mitosis, but the cell duplicates two times.

Meisosis

Multiple Choice

Meiosis is cell division with a sperm and an egg. Because it requires these two cells, what kind of reproduction is this an example of?

• sexual

• asexual

• neither of these