3.01 Cell Division

StageNumber of Cells in Part 1Number of Cells in Part 2 Interphase119 Prophase74 Metaphase53 Anaphase97 Telophase43 Cytokinesis22 Create a Graph that represents the time spent in each stage of the cell cycle. StageTime Spent in the 1st stageTime spent in the 2nd stage Interphase21%25% Metaphase13%7% Anaphase9%16% Telophase19%18% Cytokinesis20%23% 18%11% Hypothesis After researching, I predicted that I would see different numbers of cells (which are the bubbles or the circles in all the different stages).I got some pictures from a website and I knew what to do, and how to tell how many cells are in each stage after staining the onion root tip. Procedure I did this project all on my own. I had to wait one day to get the microscope, I then got the onion root tip and sliced it into small pieces. I stained the root with red food coloring to make it more visible, and then placed it between two glass slides to make it clear.I then waited for the cycle to finish. It took me about 25-35 minut es to finish the whole cycle including preparing and cleaning up. I then recorded my data in a table that explains all the numbers of cells I found in all different stages. Conclusion This project was lot of fun! It was my first time using a microscope by myself, and I loved looking at the cells and counting them during their different stages.After I had waited for all the stages, I recorded the number of cells found. I did my experiment on two different pieces of onions. The time between both were not similar, because there indeed was a difference between all of them. I saw the nucleus and all the cells moving and transforming between the stages. I really did understand the processes more than when I had read it. 3.01 Cell Division StageNumber of Cells in Part 1Number of Cells in Part 2 Interphase119 Prophase74 Metaphase53 Anaphase97 Telophase43 Cytokinesis22 Create a Graph that represents the time spent in each stage of the cell cycle. StageTime Spent in the 1st stageTime spent in the 2nd stage Interphase21%25% Metaphase13%7% Anaphase9%16% Telophase19%18% Cytokinesis20%23% 18%11% Hypothesis After researching, I predicted that I would see different numbers of cells (which are the bubbles or the circles in all the different stages).I got some pictures from a website and I knew what to do, and how to tell how many cells are in each stage after staining the onion root tip. Procedure I did this project all on my own. I had to wait one day to get the microscope, I then got the onion root tip and sliced it into small pieces. I stained the root with red food coloring to make it more visible, and then placed it between two glass slides to make it clear.I then waited for the cycle to finish. It took me about 25-35 minut es to finish the whole cycle including preparing and cleaning up. I then recorded my data in a table that explains all the numbers of cells I found in all different stages. Conclusion This project was lot of fun! It was my first time using a microscope by myself, and I loved looking at the cells and counting them during their different stages.After I had waited for all the stages, I recorded the number of cells found. I did my experiment on two different pieces of onions. The time between both were not similar, because there indeed was a difference between all of them. I saw the nucleus and all the cells moving and transforming between the stages. I really did understand the processes more than when I had read it.