Onion root tip- Mitosis

Questions: How do the stages of mitosis look in real life? How long is each stage of
mitosis relative to one another?
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Hypothesis: ________________________________________________________________________________
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Experiment/Data Collection:
Find and draw a cell showing each stage of mitosis.
Prophase

Metaphase

Anaphase

Telophase

2. What is a noticeable feature of each stage of mitosis? (How do you know which is which?)
Prophase:
Metaphase:
Anaphase:
Telophase:
Relative length of stages of mitosis:
3. Count how many cells on your slide are in each phase. We will tally the results of your cell
counts and then calculate percentages as a class.
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Your Group
Totals
Class Totals
(Averages)
Class
Percentage
Conclusion:
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