GCSE Biology – Mitosis

Last updated: 20/04/2020
AQA Oxford GCSE Science – Combined science higher Inheritance GCSE Biology – Mitosis

Learning Objectives

-I can describe the location and function of chromosomes
-I can describe each stage in mitosis

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  1. Where are chromosomes found in the cell?

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  2. What are chromosomes?

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  3. What chemical are chromosomes made from?

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  4. What do chromosomes do?

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  5. How are chromosomes arranged in the nucleus?

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  6. What is the name for pairs of chromosomes?

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  7. How are chromosomes inherited?

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  8. How many chromosomes per cell in the body?

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  9. How many pairs of chromosomes per body cell?

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  10. What do cells divide for?

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  11. What is the process of body cells dividing?

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  12. Where is mitosis occurring?

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  13. Describe the cells from mitosis

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  14. If mitosis is not occurring in a cell, what is happening?

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  15. Can cell cycles be different lengths?

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  16. How do you tell which stage is the quickest?

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  17. What is the name for different versions of genes?

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  18. If 28/140 cells are in mitosis and a cell cycle lasts 24 hours, how long do the cells spend in mitosis?

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  19. If 40/200 cells are in mitosis and a cell cycle lasts 12 hours, how long do the cells spend in mitosis?

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  20. If cells spend 14 min in mitosis and a cycle takes 3 hours, how many of 200 cells would be in mitosis?

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  21. What is the first stage of the cell cycle?

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  22. What is the second stage of the cell cycle?

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  23. What is the third stage of the cell cycle?

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  24. What is the fourth stage of the cell cycle?

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  25. How many cells result from mitosis occurring once?

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