Description of Interactive
Cell Cycle
You will put the stages of the cell cycle in order by reviewing a series of images. The stages of the cell cycle are Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase and Cytokinesis. The images will be in the wrong order and you will need to rearrange them in the correct order. Remember to check your work!
Images:
Image 1: the yellow nucleus is breaking apart but is still visible. Red chromosomes in the shape of an X are in the centre of the broken-up nucleus. There are red and blue spindle fibres forming from the centrioles on the edges of the cell toward the chromosomes.
Image 2: the chromosomes are being pulled apart from the centre toward the centrioles by spindle fibres. The cell shape is elongating.
Image 3: in each cell, there is a yellow nucleus with red chromosomes in the shape of an X in the centre. There are red and blue centrioles with spindle fibres forming in the cytoplasm outside of the nucleus.
Image 4: there is a yellow nucleus with red chromosomes in the shape of an X in the centre. There are red and blue centrioles with spindle fibres forming in the cytoplasm outside of the nucleus.
Image 5: there are two fully-formed nuclei at each end of the cell. The cell membrane is pinching in the centre.
Image 6: there are the beginnings of two yellow nuclei at each end of the cell. The nuclear membrane is beginning to form. The spindle fibres are back to the centrioles.
Image 7: there is no longer a nucleus. The red chromosomes in the shape of an X are lined up in the centre of the cell. The red and blue spindle fibres are connecting the centrioles on the edges of the cell to the chromosomes.
Image 4 shows a cell in Interphase. There is a yellow nucleus with red chromosomes in the shape of an X in the centre. There are red and blue centrioles with spindle fibres forming in the cytoplasm outside of the nucleus.
Image 1 shows a cell in Prophase. The yellow nucleus is breaking apart but still visible. The red chromosomes form an X in the centre of the broken up nucleus. There are red and blue spindle fibres forming from the centrioles on the edges of the cell toward the chromosomes.
Image 7 shows a cell in Metaphase. There is no longer a nucleus. The red chromosomes in the shape of an X are lined up in the centre of the cell. The red and blue spindle fibres are connecting the centrioles on the edges of the cell to the chromosomes.
Image 2 shows a cell in Anaphase. The chromosomes are being pulled apart from the centre. They have been pulled by the spindle fibres toward the centrioles. The cell shape is elongating.
Image 6 shows a cell in Telophase. There are the beginnings of two yellow nuclei at each end of the cell. The nuclear membrane is beginning to form. The spindle fibres are back to the centrioles.
Image 5 shows a cell in Cytokinesis. There are two fully-formed nuclei at each end of the cell. The cell membrane is pinching in the centre.
Image 3 shows two identical daughter cells in Interphase. In each cell, there is a yellow nucleus with red chromosomes in the shape of an X in the centre. There are red and blue centrioles with spindle fibres forming in the cytoplasm outside of the nucleus.