Salters-Nuffield Advanced Biology Resources
Activity 3.8 Student Sheet
THE CELL CYCLE
Purpose
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To understand the role of DNA replication
and mitosis in the cell cycle.
Procedure
Watch the cell cycle interactive tutorial that
accompanies this activity or read the Student
Book (section 3.2 ‘From one to many: the cell
cycle’) before attempting the following tasks.
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Draw on the graph a plot of the quantity of
DNA in a cell during the cell cycle. Assume
that a cell contains two arbitrary units of
DNA just after cell division.
Cut out the pictures of the cells below and
stick them in the correct boxes in the graph
on the right or use a number key.
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