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Why does a cell divide?

Why does a cell divide?. Cell cycle. G1 phase: Growth, cytokinesis finishes , protein synthesis, prepares to copy DNA S phase: DNA copies itself G2: protein synthesis continues prepares to divide M Mitosis Nucleus divides perfectly Cytokinesis: cytoplasm divides sort of evenly.

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Why does a cell divide?

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  1. Why does a cell divide?

  2. Cell cycle

  3. G1 phase: Growth, cytokinesis finishes , protein synthesis, prepares to copy DNA • S phase: DNA copies itself • G2: protein synthesis continues prepares to divide • M Mitosis Nucleus divides perfectly • Cytokinesis: cytoplasm divides sort of evenly

  4. Unicellular organisms • Mitosis is reproduction • Nutrients, oxygen come in across the cell membrane. Waste products leave through the cell membrane. • The ability to maintain a chemical balance across the cell membrane is vital. • As the cell grows the volume increases faster than the surface area of the membrane. • When the cell can no longer maintain the traffic across the membrane. It signals the cell to divide.

  5. Multicellular Organisms • If cells are limited to their size then in order to have large organisms they become multicellular. • Cells specialize into tissues each with a certain job. Nerves for communication and sensing, muscles for moving, digestive system for attaining food etc. • Each of these cells contain all the DNA but to specialize they turn off certain genes and turn on others.

  6. How do cells divide?Mitosis and cytokinesis • Mitosis • How the nucleus divides exactly • Uncoiled DNA copies itself (Chromatin threads) • DNA coils up (Chromosomes) • Centrioles go to each end of the cell • Micro tubules attach to chromosomes • Microtubules pull them apart • Mitosis - YouTube

  7. Phases of mitosis • Prophase coil up • Metaphase line up • Anaphase separate • Telophase uncoil

  8. Cytokinesis • Cytoplasm divides • At the end of telophase

  9. Interphasecell does it’s work

  10. Intephase Onion root tip White fish ovaries

  11. Prophase cell prepares to divide Early prophase Late Prophase

  12. Prophase • DNA coils up into Chromosomes • Centrioles migrate to the 2 poles • Aster starts to form • Nuclear envelopes disintegrates • Chromosome are doubled in chromatid pairs.

  13. Prophase In allium root tip In white fish ovaries

  14. Metaphase Chromosomes line up

  15. Metaphase • Centrioles form a complete spindle • Microtubules attach to the kinetichores of the chromatid pairs • Chromatid Pairs line up across the equator . • Nuclear membrane is gone

  16. Metaphase In allium root tip In white fish

  17. Anaphase the chromotids separate

  18. Anaphase • The micro tubules shorten and pull the chromatids apart. • The chromatids migrate to opposite ends of the cell • The micro tubules push the cell membrane make the cell longer

  19. Anaphase In allium root tips In white fish ovaries

  20. Telophasetwo new nuclei reform Early telophase Late telophase

  21. Telophase • This is prophase backwards • The nuclear envelope reforms. • The chromosomes uncoil • The aster disappears • The cytoplasm starts to divide

  22. Telophase In allium root tips In white fish ovaries

  23. Cytokinesiscytoplasm divides

  24. Animal cells make a cleavage furrow

  25. Plant cells make a cell plate

  26. Cytokinesis Allium root tip White fish ovaries

  27. All the stages of mitosis in Allium root tips

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