Name:________________________________________ Period________ Date________________________

Phases of Mitosis Activity

Version Liam
Goals:
+ Be able to identify the phases of mitosis, the division of the _________________.
+ Understand how different organelles help the cell divide

Activity 1: Find the organelles (10 minutes)

Label the following diagram with
these organelles:
A) Centrioles
B) Spindle fiber
C) Nuclear membrane
D) Replicated chromosome
E) Unreplicated chromosome
F) Sister chromatids
G) Chromatin
H) Centromere
I) Two nuclei in same phase
J) Cleavage furrow
Activity 2: Name the phases
from diagrams (10 minutes)
1) List the name of the four phases of Mitosis in the order they occur.
_________phase → __________phase → ________phase → ________phase
2) Use the four phases of mitosis AND interphase to label the diagram below.

1.__________________ 2.________________ 3.__________________

5.__________
____________ 4.________________________
Activity 3: What happens in each phase? ( 20 minutes)
1) Obtain the events provided by the teacher
2) Match the correct events to each of the following phases
Mitotic Phase Events

Prophase

Metaphase

Anaphase
 Telophase

3) Verify your matches with the teacher. Do NOT proceed until given the “good to go” from the
teacher, or you might have to redo this activity, killing more trees than necessary.
4) Glue the events into the appropriate box.

Activity 4: From diagrams to words (15 minutes)

1) Looking at the diagrams from Activity 2 and your answers to Activity 3, contrast each pair of
mitotic phases below:

Differences between Differences between Differences between

Prophase and Metaphase Prophase and Anaphase Prophase and Telophase

Differences between Differences between Differences between

Metaphase and Anaphase Metaphase and Telophase Anaphase and Telophase

2) What is unique about each of the following that allows you to tell that phase from the others? In
other words, what structure(s) should you be looking for to identify a cell in prophase, metaphase,
anaphase, or telophase?
Prophase:

Metaphase:
Anaphase:

Telophase:

Activity 5: (20 minutes)

1) Google “online onion root tips activity”.
2) Click the link from biology.arizona.edu. This is Arizona State University’s website.
3) Read and follow the online activity. You need your own piece of paper for this activity.
Mitotic events:

Replicated chromosomes DNA is loosely coiled There are two nuclei, each Centrioles begin to migrate
line up at the equator around histones. This form containing a set of to opposite poles of the cell
(midline) of the cell is called chromatin. unreplicated chromosomes

Centrioles are at opposite Centrioles are at opposite The nuclear membrane Nuclear membrane starts
poles of the cell poles of the cell breaks down, exposing the forming again.
replicated chromosomes

The cleavage furrow Sister chromatids are Spindle fibers extend to Spindle fibers shorten,
deepens. separated. reach centromeres and pulling the sister
attach to the chromosomes. chromatids towards the
opposite poles

Mitotic events:

Replicated chromosomes DNA is loosely coiled There are two nuclei, each Centrioles begin to migrate
line up at the equator around histones. This form containing a set of to opposite poles of the cell
(midline) of the cell is called chromatin. unreplicated chromosomes

Centrioles are at opposite Centrioles are at opposite The nuclear membrane Nuclear membrane starts
poles of the cell poles of the cell breaks down, exposing the forming again.
replicated chromosomes

The cleavage furrow Sister chromatids are Spindle fibers extend to Spindle fibers shorten,
deepens. separated. reach centromeres and pulling the sister
attach to the chromosomes. chromatids towards the
opposite poles

Mitotic events:

Replicated chromosomes DNA is loosely coiled There are two nuclei, each Centrioles begin to migrate
line up at the equator around histones. This form containing a set of to opposite poles of the cell
(midline) of the cell is called chromatin. unreplicated chromosomes
Centrioles are at opposite Centrioles are at opposite The nuclear membrane Nuclear membrane starts
poles of the cell poles of the cell breaks down, exposing the forming again.
replicated chromosomes

The cleavage furrow Sister chromatids are Spindle fibers extend to Spindle fibers shorten,
deepens. separated. reach centromeres and pulling the sister
attach to the chromosomes. chromatids towards the
opposite poles