Unit 6-The Cell Cycle and Protein Synthesis
Students will be able to: (Complete one prompt each day to review and generate questions!)
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Explain the purpose of cell replication.
State the phases of the Cell Cycle and describe what is happening in each phase.
Explain the phases of Mitosis, describing clearly what is happening to the chromosomes at each phase.
Describe the structure of RNA, listing correct RNA nitrogenous bases.
State the function of mRNA, rRNA and tRNA.
Explain the role of the ribosome in protein production.
Explain the process of transcription, understanding that this is an enzyme-driven process.
Explain the process of translation, understanding that this is an enzyme-driven process.
Discuss how the amino acid sequences relates to protein function.
List examples of gene mutations and discuss the consequences of mutations.
MCAS Standards
Central Concept: Genes allow for the storage and transmission of genetic information. They are a set of instructions encoded in
the nucleotide sequence of each organism. Genes code for the specific sequences of amino acids that comprise the proteins
characteristic to that organism. Standards 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3.
Textbook Chapters:
10.2 Cell Division
10.3 Regulating the Cell cycle
12.3 RNA and Protein Synthesis
12.4 Mutations
Unit Vocabulary- Pay attention to HEADINGS
RNA STRUCTURE
RNA (Ribonucleic Acid)
Base Pairing Rule
Uracil
Ribosome
mRNA
rRNA
tRNA
PROTEIN
SYNTHESIS
Polypeptide
Start/Stop Codon
RNA Polymerase
Anticodon
Transcription
Translation
Codon
MUTATIONS
Gene
Mutation
Deletion
Duplication
Frameshift
Insertion
CELL CYCLE
Cell Cycle
Mitosis
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Interphase
Telophase
MORE CELL CYCLE
Cytokinesis
Cell Division
Chromatin
Chromatids
Karyotype
Amino Acid
Study Tasks and HOMEWORK:
Class Activity
Day of the Unit
Study Task (homework)
Amoeba Sisters- Division to Multiply
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Cell Cycle and Mitosis Poster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwcwSZIfKlM
Crash Course #12- Splitting up is Complicated
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Mitosis Microscope Lab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0k-enzoeOM
Prepare for the quiz! Draw out the cell cycle from
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Cell Cycle and Mitosis NOTES
memory!! Draw the steps of mitosis from memory!
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QUIZ and endomembrane system review
Complete #1 MCAS open response question below.
Amoeba Sisters- Lean, Mean Protein Machine
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Read Around- Protein Synthesis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5mJbP23Buo
Crash Course #11-Hot Pockets, and the longest word ever.
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Protein Synthesis NOTES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itsb2SqR-R0
Protein Synthesis practice worksheet, complete #2
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Protein Synthesis practice
MCAS question below.
Write 5 test questions.
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Mutations NOTES and practice
Focus on concepts you do not understand!
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Review
Actively prepare for the test!!! Quizlet, the old quiz,
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Test
#1---The illustration below represents a cell that is entering mitosis.
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Identify one function of mitosis.
The cell shown in the illustration has recently completed the synthesis phase (S phase) of the
cell cycle and is in prophase of mitosis.
b) What happened in this cell during the S phase in preparation for division? Describe the evidence
that supports your answer.
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Draw the end products that will be formed when this cell completes mitosis.
#2--DNA replication and transcription are important processes in cells.
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Identify the end products of both DNA replication and transcription. Be specific in your answer.
Explain the importance of each process in eukaryotic cells.