Week 3
Cellular Reproduction: Mitosis, Meiosis, and Mutation
Lab Report 2025
Name: ________________________
Date: _________________________
Please use this report form and simply “fill” in your methods,
observational data and analysis, and conclusions.
Purpose: To apply an understanding of the stages of mitosis to
distinguish between cancerous and noncancerous tissue samples.
Hypothesis:
Expected Observations: Based on what you know about the nature of
cancer, how would you expect the stages of mitosis to differ in a
collection of normal cells as compared to a collection of cancerous
cells? Write this in the box below.
Given that cancer is a cell proliferation disease, in which cells divide
and multiply endlessly, I expect to find issues with cell replication
during mitosis that leads to many mutations. Not every mutation is
harmful; some may cause benign tumors. But in cancerous cells, the
mutations grow swiftly and uncontrollably, dividing, multiplying, and
multiplying still more without leading to death.
Materials and Methods
, The materials for this lab are embedded within the Cellular
Reproduction Lab located in the Week 3 resources section. You must
view the acquired mutation section of the lab to reach the virtual
microscope and tissue samples. There are four simulation tissue
samples; each of which is “stained” so that you can observe the stages of
mitosis in the sample cells. Select each sample with your mouse and
“drag” it to the virtual microscope in order to observe the cells in each
sample.
Results
Use the chart below to record your observations of the tissue samples.
For each virtual tissue sample, count the number of cells in each stage of
mitosis and record your observations below.
Describe the process:
Briefly describe the process completed in this lab as if you were
explaining the process to those who have not yet completed the lab here:
Data table
Tissue Interphas Prophase Metaphas Anaphase Telophase
Sample e e
9 0 1 0 0
Sample #1:
Normal
Tissue
9 0 0 0 1
Sample #2:
Normal
Tissue
7 2 0 1 0
Sample #3:
Cancer
Tissue
7 1 1 0 1
Cellular Reproduction: Mitosis, Meiosis, and Mutation
Lab Report 2025
Name: ________________________
Date: _________________________
Please use this report form and simply “fill” in your methods,
observational data and analysis, and conclusions.
Purpose: To apply an understanding of the stages of mitosis to
distinguish between cancerous and noncancerous tissue samples.
Hypothesis:
Expected Observations: Based on what you know about the nature of
cancer, how would you expect the stages of mitosis to differ in a
collection of normal cells as compared to a collection of cancerous
cells? Write this in the box below.
Given that cancer is a cell proliferation disease, in which cells divide
and multiply endlessly, I expect to find issues with cell replication
during mitosis that leads to many mutations. Not every mutation is
harmful; some may cause benign tumors. But in cancerous cells, the
mutations grow swiftly and uncontrollably, dividing, multiplying, and
multiplying still more without leading to death.
Materials and Methods
, The materials for this lab are embedded within the Cellular
Reproduction Lab located in the Week 3 resources section. You must
view the acquired mutation section of the lab to reach the virtual
microscope and tissue samples. There are four simulation tissue
samples; each of which is “stained” so that you can observe the stages of
mitosis in the sample cells. Select each sample with your mouse and
“drag” it to the virtual microscope in order to observe the cells in each
sample.
Results
Use the chart below to record your observations of the tissue samples.
For each virtual tissue sample, count the number of cells in each stage of
mitosis and record your observations below.
Describe the process:
Briefly describe the process completed in this lab as if you were
explaining the process to those who have not yet completed the lab here:
Data table
Tissue Interphas Prophase Metaphas Anaphase Telophase
Sample e e
9 0 1 0 0
Sample #1:
Normal
Tissue
9 0 0 0 1
Sample #2:
Normal
Tissue
7 2 0 1 0
Sample #3:
Cancer
Tissue
7 1 1 0 1
