Cell division

Key terms

Vocabulary related to cell division (color version)

 

Mitosis

 l HOW CELLS DIVIDE (Mc-Graw Hill starter animation, very good.)

    click on the option " mitosis and cytokinesis "

    Mitosis - standard photomicrographs of Allium root tip (U of Wisconsin), well structured

l Mitosis - identification of photomicrographs

 

Meiosis

l STAGES OF MEIOSIS (McGraw-Hill), starter animation, click on the option please.

   Significance of meiosis in promoting genetic variation

   Key events of meiosis

   Photomicrographs of meiosis in Lilium

 

Significance

        lMitosis and meiosis explained (Lew-Port Biology Place), click on the topics (simple, easy to follow; good colour scheme)

        lUncontrolled cell division - HOW CANCER GROWS ? (PBS)

 

Online quizes

An elementary online m.c. quiz on cell division (text format) (essential homework)

Another online m.c. quiz on cell division (photomicrographs) (essential homework)

 

Intranet activities

Intranet video clips (a quick revision)

Intranet activities (video clips, animations, simple quiz)

 

Homework answer (not yet updated, July 25, 2005)

Cell division_homework answer

Photomicrographs interpretation AL 2001 I 10(a), answer

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