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Cambridge AS & A Level Biology

5.2Chromosome behaviour in mitosis

Chromosome behaviour in mitosis in Cambridge AS & A Level Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 5.2.1Describe the behaviour of chromosomes, nuclear envelope, cell membrane and spindle in prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase.
  2. 5.2.2Interpret photomicrographs, diagrams and slides of dividing cells and identify the stages of mitosis.

Lessons

  • Mitosis: stages and significance

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Chromosome behaviour in mitosis: sample question

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A cell in a root tip squash shows chromosomes arranged in a single line across the middle of the cell. Which stage is it in?

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