Mitosis Lab Assignment
This assignment is worth 20% of the lab grade.
Due date: October 25, 2023.
Goal: To identify cells in each of the four phases of mitosis
and interphase.
1. Prepare slides of cells from faba bean
root tips (8 points)
The procedure is described in MitosisLabManual.pdf. The lab
instructor will demonstrate this procedure.
Once you have a good slide or slides, bring them to the
photomicroscope to capture images, which you can then save to your
USB drive for further use.
2. For each stage of mitosis and for
interphase, create an annotated image of one or more cells in
that stage. (12 points)
Hint: It is a good organizational practice to create a folder to
contain all files related to this lab eg. you might call it
"MitosisLab".
From the images in these files, find at least one cell
in each of the stages. For each stage, create an image file to
insert into your report
Hints:
- Edit your images using any drawing program you wish eg.
LibreOffice Draw, MS-Office Powerpoint.
- Feel free to zoom or crop the image to make it fit easily in
your report
- Indicate the cell from a given stage of mitosis using circles,
boxes, brackets, arrows, or whatever makes it clear which cell
you are referring to.
- Save your final image in PNG or JPG format. Then, insert your
image into the report under the appropriate subheading.
Your results should be written using one of the following template
files:
These files contain places for pasting in screenshots, as part of
your report.
It is NOT acceptable to upload your images as separate files.
They must be inserted into the report.
Submitting
your assignment
- Make sure your report includes your name, student number and
UM email address.
- Save your assignment report as a PDF file, and upload
it to the PLNT3140 UMLearn dropbox site in the Mitosis Lab
folder. Files in word processing formats (.doc, .docx, .rtf,
.odt) are NOT acceptable.
If your don't understand how to do something, call me or stop by
my office, or send me a message
at frist@cc.umanitoba.ca. Also,
remember that you can read documentation for each program using
links from the tutorials.